Letter, [Hewlett Townsend Coles], circa 1822 August

File — Box: 1, Folder: 11

Identifier: MSN/EA 5022-11

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Letter, [Hewlett Townsend Coles], Page 1

Letter, [Hewlett Townsend Coles], Page 2

Letter, [Hewlett Townsend Coles], Page 3

Letter, [Hewlett Townsend Coles], Page 4

Scope and Contents

A ballad of twenty four-line stanzas recounting Liverpool's wreck and the open-boat voyage to St John's, written by Coles for Catherine. Odd lines are in tetrameter; even lines in trimeter. Glosses are added in the margin.

Dates

Creation: circa 1822 August

Conditions Governing Access

There are no access restrictions on this collection.

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Physical Description

Autograph manuscript; 3 pages on 1 folded sheet; 31 x 19 cm; back of manuscript inscribed, "Written on board the Scr Eliza bound from St Johns Newfoundland toward New York with the crew of the Ship Liverpool of New York."