Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1811-07-18 - 1863-12-23
William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863), British novelist, author, and illustrator.
Found in 103 Collections and/or Records:
Letter to William Makepeace Thackeray, 1813 September 20
Item — Box: [79]
Call Number: MSS 29
Scope and Contents:
Comments on Salusbury's position as an orphan. Piozzi hopes he and Dr. Thackeray will become good friends. People mentioned: Piozzi's housekeeper, Piozzi's housekeeper's mother, and Salusbury.
Dates:
1813 September 20
Letter to William Makepeace Thackeray, 1815 December 13
Item — Box: [80]
Call Number: MSS 29
Scope and Contents:
Piozzi hopes to visit Thackeray in July "unencumber'd by Debts & no longer haunted by Vexations which have tormented me for two long years." She has finished renovating Streatham Park. She is now in Bath, "Two Rooms & Two Maids her whole Establishment." She discusses visiting actors and dancers and mentions a ten year old who plays the piano "like a professor." Piozzi also copies out a short poem. People mentioned: Miss Letitia Barnston, Mrs. Salusbury, Dr. Holland, Dr. Harington, Mrs....
Dates:
1815 December 13
Letter to William Makepeace Thackeray, 1816 September 10
Item — Box: [81]
Call Number: MSS 29
Scope and Contents:
Piozzi has arrived in Chester and plans to go to Bath with Salusbury. She writes from the Jackson Hotel. People mentioned: Salusbury.
Dates:
1816 September 10
Letter to William Makepeace Thackeray, between 1795 and 1816?
Item — Box: [82]
Call Number: MSS 29
Scope and Contents:
Piozzi copies out "A Song made in Time of the Mutiny by Desire of some Loyalists who dines at the Crown & Anchor Tavern."
Dates:
between 1795 and 1816?
Letter to William Makepeace Thackeray, between 1795 and 1809?
Item — Box: [85]
Call Number: MSS 29
Scope and Contents:
Discusses treatment of the coachman's inflamed blood with "Manna." Mr. Piozzi's health is slowly improving. People mentioned: the coachman and Mr. Piozzi.
Dates:
between 1795 and 1809?
Letter to William Makepeace Thackeray, between 1795 and 1806?
Item — Box: [86]
Call Number: MSS 29
Scope and Contents:
Piozzi asks that Dr. Thackeray visit to attend to her "little delicate Maid" who has a "stomach case" and discusses its cause and treatment. People mentioned: Piozzi's maid, Mr. Moore, Sir Lucas Pepys, Mrs. Piozzi's eldest daughter, Allen, and Mr. Piozzi.
Dates:
between 1795 and 1806?
Letter to William Makepeace Thackeray, between 1795 and 1816?
Item — Box: [89]
Call Number: MSS 29
Scope and Contents:
Piozzi asks Dr. Thackeray to treat the "Gardiner" [sic], who is ill and "bent on quackery." She wishes "to hinder any Harm coming to a valuable Servant." People mentioned: "the Gardiner."
Dates:
between 1795 and 1816?
Letter to William Makepeace Thackeray, between 1795 and 1806?
Item — Box: [90]
Call Number: MSS 29
Scope and Contents:
Piozzi invites Thackeray to dinner with Count Grimani and asks him assist her daughter in showing the Count the Lleweni Bleach Works. People mentioned: Count Grimani and Cecilia (Piozzi's daughter).
Dates:
between 1795 and 1806?
Letter to William Makepeace Thackeray, between 1795 and 1806?
Item — Box: [91]
Call Number: MSS 29
Scope and Contents:
Piozzi writes that the rector sent her sick husband a woodcock for dinner, but she won't tell him about it until she learns from Thackeray whether he may eat it. Unlike Eve who "did tempt her unlucky Partner to eat forbidden food," Piozzi remains obedient to the Doctor's instructions. People mentioned: the rector, Mr. Piozzi, and Eve.
Dates:
between 1795 and 1806?
Letter to William Makepeace Thackeray, between 1795 and 1806?
Item — Box: [92]
Call Number: MSS 29
Scope and Contents:
Mr. Piozzi is ill "with Agony like a Woman in Labour." Mrs. Piozzi asks Thackeray to come to make sure "there is no Danger." People mentioned: Mr. Piozzi and Mr. Moore.
Dates:
between 1795 and 1806?
Letter to William Makepeace Thackeray, between 1795 and 1806?
Item — Box: [93]
Call Number: MSS 29
Scope and Contents:
Discusses household illnesses and treatments.
Dates:
between 1795 and 1806?
Letter to William Makepeace Thackeray, between 1795 and 1806? Easter Sunday
Item — Box: [94]
Call Number: MSS 29
Scope and Contents:
Mrs. Piozzi's tongue is swollen and discolored after eating a China Orange. She begs Dr. Thackeray's advice. People mentioned: Mr. Piozzi.
Dates:
between 1795 and 1806? Easter Sunday
Letter to William Makepeace Thackeray, 1795?
Item — Box: [95]
Call Number: MSS 29
Scope and Contents:
Mr. Piozzi thinks he may have gout. Mrs. Piozzi hopes it is "nothing at all." People mentioned: Mr. Piozzi.
Dates:
1795?
Letter to William Makepeace Thackeray, between 1795 and 1816?
Item — Box: [96]
Call Number: MSS 29
Scope and Contents:
Petronilla (i.e., Maria Stella Petronilla Chiappini?) is ill and Piozzi requests Thackeray's medical advice. People mentioned: Petronilla and "the Boys."
Dates:
between 1795 and 1816?
Letter to William Makepeace Thackeray, between 1795 and 1806?
Item — Box: [97]
Call Number: MSS 29
Scope and Contents:
Mr. Piozzi's gout alarms him and Mrs. Piozzi wonders what she should do. People mentioned: Mr. Piozzi and Mr. Moore.
Dates:
between 1795 and 1806?
Letter to William Makepeace Thackeray, between 1795 and 1806?
Item — Box: [98]
Call Number: MSS 29
Scope and Contents:
Piozzi asks Thackeray not to forget his promise to visit. She writes that if he does, "Mr. Piozzi promises to walk to the Dining Parlour to meet" him. It will be Mr. Piozzi's "first Attempt for 14 Weeks." People mentioned: Mr. Piozzi.
Dates:
between 1795 and 1806?
Letter to William Makepeace Thackeray, 1804 June 14
Item — Box: [24]
Call Number: MSS 29
Scope and Contents:
Piozzi offers congratulations on Dr. Thackeray's marriage to a widow with children. People mentioned: Dr. Thackeray, Squire Jones, Mr. Piozzi, Mrs. Thackeray and Miss Holford.
Dates:
1804 June 14
Letter to William Makepeace Thackeray, 1804 December 17
Item — Box: [25]
Call Number: MSS 29
Scope and Contents:
Piozzi discusses the weather and the walnut trees at Brynbella. Mr. Piozzi's gout has returned and Mr. Moore makes him drink castor oil. She also discusses the popularity of Roscius, comparing it to The Garrick Fever. People mentioned: Mr. Piozzi, Mr. Moore, Mrs. Clough, Mrs. Thackeray, Mrs. Thackeray's children, Mrs. Mostyn and Roscius.
Dates:
1804 December 17
Letter to William Makepeace Thackeray, 1805 August 5
Item — Box: [26]
Call Number: MSS 29
Scope and Contents:
Piozzi congratulates Dr. Thackeray on his wife's pregnancy. Mr. Piozzi's gout has returned, but Nelson won a great victory against the French. People mentioned: Mr. Piozzi, Sir Robert Calder, Admiral Nelson, General Elliot, Mrs. Thackeray and Miss Lydia.
Dates:
1805 August 5
Letter to William Makepeace Thackeray, 1805 August 19
Item — Box: [27]
Call Number: MSS 29
Scope and Contents:
Piozzi asks for charity for the orphaned grandson of a sister of the Dean of Chester. Piozzi hears that her cousin Mary's son (and his wife) are dead, leaving their child in poverty to solicit aid from relations. Piozzi asks Dr. Thackeray to help find this young man employment. It is unclear if the grandson of the sister of the Dean of Chester and the grandson of Mrs. Piozzi's cousin Mary are the same person. People mentioned: Mr. Piozzi, the grandson of a sister of the Dean of Chester, Mrs....
Dates:
1805 August 19