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Description
A signed, autograph manuscript; an incomplete rough draft, versos contain cancelled versions. Chapter 15, Book II is complete, the balance is fragmentary; the lyric "DuGuesclin" is in another hand, with corrections by Ainsworth.
Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date
1835.
Call number
mssHM 14960
Creator
Ainsworth, William Harrison (1805-1882)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Purchased from Herschel V. Jones, 1916.
Restrictions
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
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