Box 1
Contains 10 Results:
Letter. John Thelwall, Yarmouth, to Thomas Hardy, n.p., 1796 August 24
ALS. In this second letter of the aforementioned thirteen numbered letters written to Hardy, Thelwall describes how his lecture at Yarmouth was disrupted by sailors who believed he was precaching seditious doctrines. Letter includes a "remark" written later and in a different hand, adding detail to the incident in Yarmouth.
Letter. John Thelwall, Lynn, to Thomas Hardy, London, 1796 September 9
ALS. In this third of the numbered letters to Hardy, Thelwall states that he is "lecturing here [Lynn], with considerable likelihood of success."
Letter. John Thelwall, Derby, to Thomas Hardy, n.p., 1797 May 19
ALS. In this fourth of the numbered letters, Thelwall states that he has "lectured triumphantly at Stockton." Letter includes a "remark" in a different hand, underscoring Thelwall's words: "Politics I have not time to enter into."
Letter. John Thelwall, Derby, to Thomas Hardy, London, 1797 October 25
ALS. In this fifth of the numbered letters, Thelwall informs Hardy that "I have taken a little Farm in South Wales." Letter includes a "remark" in a different hand, referencing letter No. 6 and providing brief biographical details.
Letter. John Thelwall, Llyswen, to Thomas Hardy, London, 1799 September 20
ALS. In this seventh of the numbered letters, Thelwall complains of the weather that has hampered his farming venture. Letter includes a lengthy reference in a different hand, explaining the cicrumstances surrounding the farm. The information is drawn from from the The Life of John Thelwall written by his wife, Cecil Thelwall, (London: J. Macrone, 1837).
Letter. John Thelwall, Manchester, to Thomas Hardy, London, 1803 March 19
ALS. In this eleventh of the numbered letters, Thelwall describes his return to lecturing and his interest in elocutionary science. "My friends in London will rejoice in the success of my lectures. They will rejoice to hear that it is the unanimous opinion of literary and scientific men in every neighbourhood I visit that the present success is but a faint fortaste of what the undertaking promises."
Letter. John Thelwall, Rochdale, to Thomas Hardy, London, 1803 June 10
ALS. In this twelfth of the numbered letters, Thelwall describes his financial situation and underscores his enthusiasm for elocution and oratory.
Letter. John Thelwall, Liverpool, to Thomas Hardy, London, 1805 December 12
ALS. In this thirteenth of the numbered letters, Thelwall reveals his determination to return to London; he also describes his attitude toward Napoleonic France and to the "tyrant Buonaparte." The fourth page of this letter includes biographical matter written in another hand and derived from an article in The New Monthly Magazine (April, 1834) on the occasion of Thelwall's death.
Letter. Thomas Hardy, n.p., to "Mr. Gardner," n.p., 1821 April 2
ALS. In this short note to the unidentified "Mr. Gardner," Thomas Hardy indicates he will not be able to join a meeting of the "friends of parliamentary reform."