1626. Robert Southey to John Murray, 8 May 1809
1626. Robert Southey to John Murray, 8 May 1809 *
Keswick. May 8. 1809
Dear Sir
All the books concerning America (except Pauws Researches [1] which shall be returned with the South Sea cargo) are dispatched this day, to go by waggon from Penrith, – the Ramayuna [2] & the poem upon the Restoration of Literature in Hindostan [3] are included in the parcel. This nights post will take the American article; – it is a review of Holmess Annals, – naturally concluding with a sketch of the state of Society in the United States. [4]
– The last proof has arrived while I am writing. – I am obliged to Turner for his solicitude. My little boy, God be praised, has been saved, & is now recovering from the effects of the violent remedies which preserved him.
I have now nothing before me except the Missionary article. [5]
I am Sir
Yours very truly
Robert Southey.
Notes
* Address: To Mr Murray/ Fleet Street/ London
Stamped: KESWICK/
298
Postmark: E/ MAY11/ 1809
Endorsement: 1809 May 8th/ Southey. R. Keswick
MS: National Library of
Scotland, MS 42550. ALS; 2p.
Unpublished BACK
[1] Cornelius Franciscus de Pauw (1739–1799), Recherches Philosophiques sur les Américains, ou Mémoires Intéressants pour Servir à l’Histoire de l’Espèce Humaine (1771). BACK
[2] William Carey’s (1761–1834) and Joshua Marshman’s (1768–1837) edition of The Ramayuna of Valmeeki, in the Original Sungskrit, with a Prose Translation, and Explanatory Notes (1806–1808). BACK
[3] Charles Grant, later Baron Glenelg (1778–1866; DNB), A Poem on the Restoration of Learning in the East, which obtained Mr. Buchanan’s Prize (1805). BACK
