A Guide to the Astoria Manuscript, ca. 1835 Astoria Manuscript by Washington Irving 6256-am

A Guide to the Astoria Manuscript, ca. 1835

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Clifton Waller Barrett Library
The Special Collections Department
Accession Number 6256-am

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Repository

Special Collections, University of Virginia Library

Accession number

6256-am

Title

Astoria Manuscript ca. 1835

Language

English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred Citation

Astoria Manuscript, Accession # 6256-am, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

This collection was given to the library by Marion Kingsford Trousoff on 9 June 1992.

Scope and Content Information

This collection contains a holograph manuscript of Washington Irving's Astoria , consisting of chapters one through four and chapters fifty through sixty-one.

Contents List

Astoria , Chapter 1, by Washington Irving ca. 1835

AMs, 27 l., summary on unnumbered leaf at the beginning, and remaining leaves numbered 1-26.

Astoria , Chapter 2, by Washington Irving ca. 1835

AMs, 11 l., numbered 1-4, and 24-30.

Astoria , Chapter 3, by Washington Irving ca. 1835

AMs, 29 l., summary on unnumbered leaf at the beginning, remaining leaves numbered 1-27, with page 17 on two separate leaves, the second unnumbered.

Astoria , Chapter 4, by Washington Irving ca. 1835

AMs, 18 l., summary on unnumbered leaf at the beginning, and remaining leaves numbered 1-16, with page 8 consisting of two separate leaves both numbered 8.

Astoria , Chapter 50, by Washington Irving ca. 1835

AMs, 18 l., summary and page 1 unnumbered at the beginning, and remaining leaves numbered 2-17.

Astoria , Chapter 51, by Washington Irving ca. 1835

AMs, 11 l., page 1 unnumbered and the remaining leaves numbered 2-11.

Astoria , Chapter 52, by Washington Irving ca. 1835

AMs, 15 l., summary and page one on unnumbered leaf at the beginning, remaining leaves numbered 2-8; and new numbering of leaves 4-10 at the end of the chapter.

Astoria , Chapter 53, by Washington Irving ca. 1835

AMs, 25 l., numbered 1-23, lacking a leaf numbered 15; and with page 5 on 2 leaves and page 6 on 3 leaves.

Astoria , Chapter 54, by Washington Irving ca. 1835

AMs, 8 l., page 1 on unnumbered leaf, and remaining leaves numbered 2-8.

Astoria , Chapter 55, by Washington Irving ca. 1835

AMs, 5 l., page 1 unnumbered and the remaining leaves numbered 2-5.

Astoria , Chapter 56, by Washington Irving ca. 1835

AMs, 9 l., page 1 on an unnumbered leaf and remaining leaves numbered 2-9.

Astoria , Chapter 57, by Washington Irving ca. 1835

AMs, 17 l., page 1 unnumbered and the remaining leaves numbered 2-17.

Astoria , Chapter 58, by Washington Irving ca. 1835

AMs, 16 l., page 1 unnumbered, lacking a leaf numbered 2; and remaining leave numbered 3-14, with page 12 on 3 leavesand page 14 on 2 leaves.

Astoria , Chapter 59, by Washington Irving ca. 1835

AMs, 11 l., page 1 unnumbered and the remaining leaves numbered 2-11.

Astoria , Chapter 60, by Washington Irving ca. 1835

AMs, 11 l., page 1 unnumbered and the remaining leaves numbered 2-7, 9-12, lacking a page 8.

Astoria , Chapter 61, by Washington Irving ca. 1835

AMs, 22 l., page 1 unnumbered and the remaining leaves numbered 2-22.