2991. Robert Southey to [John Murray], [c. 8 May 1817]

2991. Robert Southey to [John Murray], [c. 8 May 1817] ⁠* 

My dear Sir

Perhaps we may say ‘On the Causes of Discontent,’ – or Disaffection – whichever is best. [1] 

Yrs most truly

RS

Notes

* Endorsement: 1817 May/ Southey R.
MS: Beinecke Library, Osborn MSS File ‘S’, Folder 14193. ALS; 1p.
Unpublished.
Dating note: Dating from content; the letter was written just before Southey left London for his 1817 continental tour. BACK

[1] The running title for Southey’s article, ‘Rise and Progress of Popular Disaffection’, Quarterly Review, 16 (January 1817), 511–552. This number was published on 20 May 1817. BACK

Addressee

Murray, John Samuel (1778–1843)
The Collected Letters of Robert Southey, Part Five
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