Manuscripts

Banff, [Lord]. 2 letters (1777 - 1786) to Jane Porter, d. 1831

Description: Collection strengths include the family correspondence of Jane Porter, Robert Ker Porter, and Anna Maria Porter spanning the years 1795-1841.The letters describe the social customs of the Regency and early Victorian eras, as well as the family's struggle to maintain an expected place in society despite great financial difficulties. The letters also mention, over the years, various novels, plays, and travel narratives the Porters are writing and publishing. The main weakness of the collection is the lack of manuscript material for Jane, Robert Ker, and Anna Maria Porter.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1760-1850.
Call number: POR 130-131
Creator: Porter, Jane (1776-1850)(Opens in new tab)

Porter, William, d. 1779. 20 letters (1777, Mar. - 1778, Jan.) to Jane Porter, d. 1831, Dalkeith (Scotland), Coventry (England), Bourdeaux (France)

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Collection strengths include the family correspondence of Jane Porter, Robert Ker Porter, and Anna Maria Porter spanning the years 1795-1841.The letters describe the social customs of the Regency and early Victorian eras, as well as the family's struggle to maintain an expected place in society despite great financial difficulties. The letters also mention, over the years, various novels, plays, and travel narratives the Porters are writing and publishing. The main weakness of the collection is the lack of manuscript material for Jane, Robert Ker, and Anna Maria Porter.

POR 2617 - 2636

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Porter, Jane, d. 1831. 16 letters (1801, Aug. - 1831, May) to Sir Robert Ker Porter, 1777- 1842, London, Long Ditton (Surrey), Esher (Surrey, England)

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POR 1246 - 1261

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Porter, Jane, d. 1831. [Memorandums of items to purchase], ([ca. 1826?])

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POR 25

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Porter, Jane, 1776-1850. 1 letter (1804, May 25) to Jane Porter, d. 1831, A.L.S. (2 p.); 41 cm., Thames Ditton (Surrey, England)

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POR 1902

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Porter, Jane, 1776-1850. 1 letter (1827, Dec. 31) to Jane Porter, d. 1831, A.L.S. (2 p.); 39 cm., Barham Court (Kent, England)

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POR 2015

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Porter, Robert Ker, Sir, 1777-1842. 26 letters (1817, Aug. - [not after 1831]) to Jane Porter, d. 1831, Odessa, St. Petersburg (Russia), Tabriz (Persia), London, Portsmouth (England)

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POR 2386 - 2411

Banff, [Lord]. 2 letters (1777 - 1786) to Jane Porter, d. 1831

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Porter, Jane, d. 1831. 16 letters (1801, Aug. - 1831, May) to Sir Robert Ker Porter, 1777- 1842, London, Long Ditton (Surrey), Esher (Surrey, England)

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Porter, Robert Ker, Sir, 1777-1842. 26 letters (1817, Aug. - [not after 1831]) to Jane Porter, d. 1831, Odessa, St. Petersburg (Russia), Tabriz (Persia), London, Portsmouth (England)