William Wordsworth letter to Thomas Noon Talfourd, 1838 May 3

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Creator	Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850
Recipient	Talfourd, Thomas Noon, 1795-1854
Title	William Wordsworth letter to Thomas Noon Talfourd, 1838 May 3
Dates	1838-05-03
Abstract	A letter from William Wordsworth to Sir Thomas Noon Talfourd, a member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, discussing a copyright Bill that Talfourd had introduced. In the letter, Wordsworth discusses two other politicians' thoughts on the Bill: Sir Robert Peel, who was then Leader of the Opposition, and Edward Horsman, Member of Parliament for Cockermouth. Wordsworth quotes an excerpt of a letter in which Peel expresses concerns about the Bill, but Wordsworth notes that Horsman is in favor of the Bill and will cooperate with Talfourd. In the postscript, he mentions Sir Walter Scott and Mr. John Gibson Lockhart [Scott's biographer and son-in-law] and the effect the measure would have upon them.
Notes	Wordsworth has not written a date on the letter, but it is postmarked May 3, 1838.
Physical Description	1 item (6 pages), A watermark on the first four pages of the original item is not visible on the reformatted digital version.
Languages	English
Place of Creation	Rydal (England)
Genre	Correspondence
Subject	Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850 – Correspondence
Subject	Talfourd, Thomas Noon, 1795-1854 – Correspondence
Subject	Peel, Robert, 1788-1850
Subject	Horsman, Edward, 1807-1876
Subject	Copyright – Great Britain
Part of	William Wordsworth Manuscript Collection
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Repository	Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Shelf Location	Box 1 Folder 4
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