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Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863

 Person

Biography

William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863), British novelist, author, and illustrator.

Found in 108 Collections and/or Records:

Frederick Stoever Dickson collection regarding Henry Fielding

 Collection
Call Number: GEN MSS 511
Abstract: The Frederick Stoever Dickson Collection regarding Henry Fielding consists of correspondence, writings and subject files documenting research and scholarship on Henry Fielding. There are two series: Frederick Stoever Dickson Papers and Material from Other Sources.The Frederick Stoever Dickson Papers consist of three subseries: Correspondence, Writings and Subject Files. Correspondence consists chiefly of letters to Dickson from publishers, bookdealers, journal editors, libraries and...
Dates: 1733-1937, bulk 1900-1922

Frederick Stoever Dickson collection regarding William Makepeace Thackeray

 Collection
Call Number: GEN MSS 1100
Abstract:

The collection consists of manuscript and typescript material created by Frederick Stoever Dickson and others pertaining to Dickson's research on the life and work of William Makepeace Thackeray; included are letters to Dickson from authors, librarians, publishers, and other colleagues.

Dates: 1853-1912, bulk 1891-1912

John Frederick Lewis letter to William Vokins, 1863 December 25

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 1
Call Number: MSS 53
Scope and Contents: "Xmas Day 1863. My dear Vokins, Poor Thackeray has gone! I suppose you saw this morning an account of his death in the "Times". Poor fellow. What a loss! & so young too. At one time I knew him well. Your note gratified me much this morning & when I opened & saw the Photograph, I thought you had put your real self in - & had got somebody to seal you up! Thanks for it - it is very like [...] God knows yet what I shall get by April - I will do my best, if my health holds out -...
Dates: 1863 December 25

Letter : London, to Mr. [Sterry?] (forgery), [after 1860]

 Part of Collection — Box 65: [Barcode: 39002137225406], Folder: GROUP 2567, F-1
Call Number: GEN MSS MISC
Scope and Contents:

ALS.

Forgery: by an unidentified forger (determined by Gordon Ray, Apr, 1946).

Dates: [after 1860]

Letter to an unidentified recipient, between 1795 and 1816?

 Item — [83]
Call Number: MSS 29
Scope and Contents:

Copies out a ditty--"Pretty Waltzer, Adieu!"

Dates: between 1795 and 1816?

Letter to an unidentified recipient, between 1795 and 1816?

 Item — [84]
Call Number: MSS 29
Scope and Contents:

Piozzi suggests that her addressee will "cut a good losing Figure at the Whist Table next Monday" and offers to lend her copy of Zoonomia (by Erasmus Darwin), a book with "many very fine things in it, and many very strange ones."

Dates: between 1795 and 1816?

Letter to an unidentified recipient, between 1795 and 1816?

 Item — [87]
Call Number: MSS 29
Scope and Contents:

Piozzi writes, "the Frolicks Dear Sir have been blown away by the Wind & starved in the Snow--not so the Dinner at which we hope to see you."

Dates: between 1795 and 1816?

Letter to an unidentified recipient, between 1795 and 1816?

 Item — [88]
Call Number: MSS 29
Scope and Contents:

Piozzi sends the recipient her old letters and writes, "the Prophet's Mess of Blasphemy & Madness is at Mrs. Heaton's." People mentioned: Mrs. Heaton.

Dates: between 1795 and 1816?

Letter to an unidentified recipient, 1796 November

 Item — [8]
Call Number: MSS 29
Scope and Contents:

Undated; "Nov. 1796" supplied in graphite at a later date. Dr. Thackeray is gravely ill. The letter ends hurriedly and may be unfinished. People mentioned: Dr. Thackeray and Mrs. Heaton.

Dates: 1796 November

Letter to William Makepeace Thackeray, 1808 January 17

 Item — [38]
Call Number: MSS 29
Scope and Contents:

Piozzi still worries about the fate of the landscape painting. The "brawn" she ordered to cure Mr. Piozzi's itching has been lost on the road. Piozzi also remarks on the growing local population. People mentioned: Sophia Hoare, Barclay, Mr. Piozzi, Mr. Moore, Mr. Rogers and Lady Keith.

Dates: 1808 January 17

Letter to William Makepeace Thackeray, 1808 March 23

 Item — [40]
Call Number: MSS 29
Scope and Contents:

Mr. Piozzi continues to complain of gout. Mrs. Piozzi asks Dr. Thackeray to choose and send winter trees for her. People mentioned: Mr. Piozzi, Mr. Moore, "General Lake" (a servant) and Mrs. Thackeray.

Dates: 1808 March 23

Letter to William Makepeace Thackeray, 1808 "Lady Day"

 Item — [41]
Call Number: MSS 29
Scope and Contents:

Mr. Piozzi is still ill, but was able to sign a checque repaying Dr. Thackeray for the trees, which Mrs. Piozzi finds comforting. People mentioned: Mr. Piozzi.

Dates: 1808 "Lady Day"

Letter to William Makepeace Thackeray, 1808 April 13

 Item — [42]
Call Number: MSS 29
Scope and Contents:

Piozzi complains that the people who sent the trees treated them poorly, but she thanks Dr. Thackeray for his trouble. Mr. Piozzi is in somewhat better health, but wants soda water for his thirst. Mrs. Piozzi thanks Dr. Thackeray for saying she looked younger than her "lovely Contemporary Lady Crewe." People mentioned: Mr. Piozzi and Lady Crewe.

Dates: 1808 April 13

Letter to William Makepeace Thackeray, 1808 June 29

 Item — [43]
Call Number: MSS 29
Scope and Contents:

Piozzi discusses the gout that is all over Mr. Piozzi, and the sickness of all the servants. People mentioned: Mr. Piozzi, Mr. Moore, Selina, Selina's uncle, Mr. Jackson and Jonathan.

Dates: 1808 June 29

Letter to William Makepeace Thackeray, 1808 July 4

 Item — [44]
Call Number: MSS 29
Scope and Contents:

Everyone is ill, and Mr. Piozzi's gout is "shocking." The laborer Harry Hughes was injured in a fall and Mrs. Piozzi is waiting for some wine to arrive. People mentioned: "Poor Richard," Mr. Piozzi, Harry Hughes, Mr. Jackson, Captain Jones, Mr. William Field and Mr. Stroud.

Dates: 1808 July 4

Letter to William Makepeace Thackeray, 1808 August 29

 Item — [45]
Call Number: MSS 29
Scope and Contents:

Piozzi discusses Mr. Piozzi's improved health. The Hoare's are visiting, including Sir Richard Hoare, an antiquarian, who is interested in "some curious Coins" (probably Roman) dug up in the area within the last few decades. Mrs. Piozzi is trying to discover what became of them. People mentioned: Mr. Piozzi, Mr. Merrick Hoare, Mrs. Merrick Hoare, Sir Richard Hoare, Mr. Crane, Vicar Mr. Roberts, Miss Selina, Mrs. Thackeray and Mrs. Thackeray's brother.

Dates: 1808 August 29

Letter to William Makepeace Thackeray, 1808 September 6

 Item — [46]
Call Number: MSS 29
Scope and Contents:

Piozzi writes that Mr. Piozzi's health suddenly worsened soon after her last letter. She herself suffers from bad nerves, but is consoled by the accounts of military victory that "strike some fire" in Mr. Piozzi's eyes. People mentioned: Mr. Crane, Mr. Piozzi, Selina and Mr. Broster.

Dates: 1808 September 6

Letter to William Makepeace Thackeray, 1808 November 19

 Item — [47]
Call Number: MSS 29
Scope and Contents: Piozzi's maid Chauncey requests some of Dr. Thackeray's "Electuary," which Mr. Moore cannot make because he has no Roman Wormwood. Piozzi hopes Napoleon's difficulties in Spain, even if he conquers it, will show that he has more "good Fortune" than "good Conduct," and prove that he is an "Empiric rather than a great General or Politician." Mr. Piozzi is cross, but on the whole in much better health. People mentioned: Chauncey, Mr. Moore, Mr. Broster, Lady Williams, Buonaparte, Miss Selina...
Dates: 1808 November 19

Letter to William Makepeace Thackeray, 1808 December 14

 Item — [48]
Call Number: MSS 29
Scope and Contents: Piozzi complains that she cannot find the source of a line of poetry, though she believes it may be from Young's Night Thoughts. She details Mr. Piozzi's ill health and the dismal news of Napoleon's triumphs in Spain. She doubts the veracity of tales of monsters in Bell's Evening Messenger, believing they are written with the express intention of frightening "Readers of a particular Class." An "Address to...
Dates: 1808 December 14

Letter to William Makepeace Thackeray, 1809 January 18

 Item — [49]
Call Number: MSS 29
Scope and Contents:

Mr. Piozzi's health worsens. Mrs. Piozzi discusses the threat of Irish rebellion and the "perverse" behavior of the "old King." She enquires after Dr. Thackeray's sister Kilfenora. Mr. Moore says that some of Mr. Piozzi's symptoms are "merely nervous" and don't pose any danger, but Mrs. Piozzi's doubts him, saying Mr. Moore "says some same of the State." People mentioned: Mr. Moore, Mr. Piozzi, the King, Kilfenora and Selina.

Dates: 1809 January 18