UChicago Library Codex Ms. 522
| Title | Untitled |
|---|---|
| Archive | University of Chicago Special Collections and Research Center |
| Call Number | UChicago Library Codex Ms. 522 |
| Complete | Yes |
| Description | Eliza Pettigrew, 1778 - ca. 1796. 108 items. Themes of friendship; Quakerism; anti-slavery; many friendship poems addressed to Eliza by A. Strangman. |
| Format | Quarto |
| Book Size | 19.5cm x 15.5cm |
| Filled Page Count | 191 |
| Item Count | 108 |
| Poem Count | 99 |
| Periods | |
| First Line Index | No |
| Digitized | No |
| Region | |
| Additional Genres | anecdotes, letters, prophecies |
| Print Sources | |
| Major Themes |
Major themes prominent among the manuscript contents in alphabetical order. |
| Minor Themes |
Other themes of interest among the manuscript contents in alphabetical order. |
| Links | |
| Bibliography | |
| Citation |
“UChicago Library Codex Ms. 522.” Manuscript Verse Miscellanies, 1700–1820, edited by Betty A. Schellenberg, Simon Fraser University, https://mvm.dhil.lib.sfu.ca/manuscript/412. Accessed . |
| Created | 2023-08-16 2:26:17 PM |
| Updated | 2023-09-07 11:33:20 AM |
| Contributor | Role |
|---|---|
| Eliza Pettigrew | |
| A. Strangman |
| First Line | Context | Print Source |
|---|---|---|
| Forc'd from home, and all its pleasures, |
Pg. 5 Local title: untitled Attributed author: unattributed Adaptation: n/a Other variants: n/a Other: n/a |
Unknown |
| Thee, Mary, with this Ring I wed |
Pg. 12 Local title: untitled Attributed author: unattributed Adaptation: n/a Other variants: n/a Other: n/a |
Unknown |
| Feature | Note |
|---|---|
| Binding | Pre-bound. Accounting book with ruled columns at page edges and alphabetical guide notches at the beginning of the book. Full green stained vellum with blind-tooled borders; red sprinkled edges. |
| Decorations - printed | Pasted-in prints on front and back inside covers. |
| Hands | Single, except for occasional items by two different hands. |
| Indications of use | Pasted-in prints on front and back inside covers. Final 3 lines of text erased at the bottom of p. 50; also a note earlier re: a poem being unfinished.
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| Page layout | Pagination by original compiler. Items occasionally separated by a rough horizontal line. New poems often indicated by date of entry. |