Pertz, Julia Garnett, 1793-1852. Papers: Guide.

Houghton Library, Harvard College Library

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Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138

Descriptive Summary

Repository: Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
Location: b
Call No.: MS Eng 1304.2
Creator: Pertz, Julia Garnett, 1793-1852.
Title: Papers,
Date(s): 1820-1881 (inclusive), 1820-1858 (bulk).
Quantity: 5 boxes (2.5 linear ft.)
Abstract: Correspondence of Julia Garnett Pertz about social reform, including the emancipation of slaves.

Acquisition Information:

*76M-10

Deposited by Katharine Haramundanis, Bedford Road Carlisle, Massachusetts; received: 1973, 1974, and 1976.

Historical Note

Pertz was the wife of German historian Georg Heinrich Pertz.

Arrangement

Organized into the following series:

I. Letters to Julia (Garnett) Pertz

II. Letters from Julia (Garnett) Pertz

III. Other letters

IV. Compositions

Scope and Content

Contains correspondence of Julia Garnett Pertz, Frances Wright d'Arusmont, and others. D'Arusmont was a reformer known as Fanny Wright and her correspondence with Julia and Harriet Garnett concerns the establishment of the Nashoba Community in Tennessee and the emancipation of slaves. Includes letters (mostly negative photocopies) from Marquis de Lafayette to Julia and Harriet Garnett. Other correspondence is from the Garnett and Wright families and their friends in Europe and the U.S. Also Julia Garnett Pertz's compositions and notes for her husband's works.

Container List

Series: I. Letters to Julia (Garnett) Pertz
- (1) Barnard, Cora L. [ ]. 1 letter; [1852].
- (2) Bunsch, Frances. 1 letter; 1842.
- (3) Cannan, Mary L. 5 letters; [n.d.].
- (4) Colden, Fanny. 1 letter; 1828.
  Also contains letter from Charles Wilkes to Julia (Garnett) Pertz; [1828].
- (5) Cooper, C [ ] L [ ]. 1 letter; [n.d.].
- (6) Curtis, Harriet Anne. 1 letter; [n.d.].
- D'Arusmont, Frances (Wright), 1795-1852. See item 30.
- (7) Elliot, W[ ]. 2 letters; [n.d.].
- (8) Fouche, Mary. 1 letter; [n.d.].
- (9) Garnett, Frances, 1792-1873. 10 letters; [1827-1844 & n.d.].
- N.b. Many of the above items also contain letters from M[ ] Garnett to Julia (Garnett) Pertz; also see no. 10.
- (10) Garnett, Harriet, 1794-1874. 400 letters; [1827-1852 & n.d.].
  Items 374-380 are fragments. Items 125, 133, and 184 are also addressed to Charles Pertz; item 184 is also addressed to George Pertz and Hermann Pertz.
  
  N.b. Many of the above items also contain letters by Frances Garnett and M[ ] Garnett to Julia (Garnett) Pertz.
- (11) Garnett, M[ ]. 22 letters; [1827-1848 & n.d.].
  N.b. Also see no. 10.
- (12) Gibson, Cecilia. 3 letters; 1848 & 1851 & [n.d.].
  Item 3 lacks beginning.
- (13) Gilbert, Lucy. 1 letter; 1848.
- (14) Hartmann, [ ]. 1 letter; 1843.
- (15) Hervey, H[ ]. 1 letter; 1842.
- (16) Jameson, Anna. 1 letter; [n.d.].
- (17) Martineau, Helen. 8 letters; 1848-1852 & [n.d.].
- (18) Meyer, Minna. 1 letter; 1845.
- (19) Millar, Robina Craig. 4 letters; 1820-1827.
- (20) Passow, Gertrud. 1 letter; 1850.
- (21) Ranke, Clara. 3 letters; [n.d.].
- (22) Richards, Constance. 1 letter; [n.d.].
- (23) Simond, Louis, 1767-1831. 2 letters; 1826 & 1827.
- (24) Simonde de Sismondi, Jean Charles Leonard, 1773-1842. 27 letters; 1826-1839 & [n.d.].
- (25) Simonde de Sismondi, Jessie. 4 letters; 1842 & [n.d.].
  Also see no. 28.
- (26) Skerett, H[ ] C[ ]. 1 letter; [n.d.].
- (27) Skerett, M[ ]. 1 letter; [n.d.].
- (28) Surtees, H[ ]. 1 letter; 1842.
  Also contains letter from Jessie Simonde de Sismondi to Julia (Garnett) Pertz.
- (29) Taylor, Frances. 7 letters; 1843-1848 & [n.d.].
- (30) Trollope, Frances (Milton) 1780-1863. 25 letters; 1824-1852 & [n.d.].
  Items 3 and 4 each contain a letter from Frances (Wright) D'Arusmont to Julia (Garnett) Pertz.
- (31) Van Palland, Hedwig. 1 letter; [1852].
  With early draft.
- (32) Wheaton, [ ]. 1 letter; [n.d.].
- (33) Wilkes, Charles. 2 letters; 1827-1828.
  Also see no. 4.
- (34) Unidentified. 3 letters; [v.d.]. Item 1 also contains letter from A[ ] M[ ] T[ ] to Frances Trollope.

Series: II. Letters from Julia (Garnett) Pertz
- (35) Codman, Anne, recipient. 1 letter; [n.d.].
  Lacks beginning; probably to Anne Codman.
- (36) Colden, Fanny, recipient. 1 letter; [n.d.].
  Lacks beginning.
- (37) Garnett, Harriet, 1794-1874, recipient. 17 letters; 1848-1852 & [n.d.].
  Items 15-17 are fragments. N.b. Many of the above items are also addressed to Frances Garnett.
- (38) Hartmann, [ ], recipient. 2 letters; 1846.
- (39) Hyde de Neuville, [ ], recipient. 1 letter; 1848.
- (40) Martineau, Helen, recipient. 21 letters; 1847-1852 & [n.d.].
  Item 21 is a copy in Hermann Pertz's hand. With 11 additional copies in Hermann Pertz's hand.
- (41) Meyer, Lotte, recipient. 2 letters; 1847 & 1849.
  Probably to Lotte Meyer.
- (42) Meyer, Minna, recipient. 22 letters; 1840-1852.
  Items 2, 8, 9, 14, 16, 19-22 are copies in Hermann Pertz's hand. Item 13 is a copy in unidentified hand. Item 15 also contains incomplete letter from Hermann Pertz to Minna Meyer. Item 18 lacks beginning. With 11 additional copies in Hermann Pertz's hand.
- (43) Meyer, [ ]. 12 letters; 1842-1843.
  Items 1 and 9 each contain a letter from Karl August Pertz to [ ] Meyer. Item 8 includes a copy in unidentified hand.
- (44) Passow, Gertrud, recipient. 5 letters; 1849-1850.
  Copies in the hand of Hermann Pertz.
- (45) Pertz, George, recipient. 11 letters; 1849- [1852 & n.d.].
  Item 11 contains letter from Karl August Pertz to George Pertz. Items 6, 9, and 11 lack beginnings.
- (46) Piper, [ ], recipient. 6 letters; 1846-1852.
  Copies in the hand of Hermann Pertz.
- (47) Ranke, [Mrs. ], recipient. 30 letters; [1849-1852].
  Copies in the hand of Hermann Pertz. Item 30 includes original letter.
- (48) Rehberg, [Mrs. ], recipient. 1 letter; 1829.
- (49) Simonde de Sismondi, Jean Charles Leonard, 1773-1842, recipient. 1 letter; 1827.
  Probably to Jean Charles Leonard Simonde de Sismondi.
- (50) Smith, Julia, recipient. 4 letters; 1848-1850.
  Copies in the hand of Julia Smith.
- (51) [Steiglitz], Mathilda, recipient. 1 letter; [n.d.].
- (52) Taylor, [Mrs. ], recipient. 1 letter; 1842.
  Copy in unidentified hand.
- (53) Van Pallard, Hedwig, recipient. 1 letter; [1852].
- (54) Waitz, [ ], recipient. 3 letters; 1841-1852.
  Copies in the hand of Hermann Pertz; item 3 is also addressed to Clara Waitz.
- (55) Waitz, Clara, recipient. 6 letters; 1843-1847.
  Copies in the hand of Hermann Pertz; also see no. 54.
- (56) Unidentified recipients. 18 letters; [n.d.]. Many of these items are incomplete.

Series: III. Other letters
- (57) Cannan, Mary L[ ]. 1 letter to George Heinrich Pertz; 1852.
- (57a) Cooper, C[ ] S[ ]. 1 letter to George Heinrich Pertz; 1852.
- (58) D'Arusmont, Frances (Wright), 1795-1852. 1 letter to Mary Wollstonecraft (Godwin) Shelley; 1827.
  A copy in the hand of Julia (Garnett) Pertz.
- (58a) D'Arusmont, Frances (Wright), 1795-1852. 1 letter to Jean Charles Leonard Simonde de Sismondi; [n.d.].
  A copy in the hand of Julia (Garnett) Pertz.
- (59) Fletcher, Francis. 1 letter to Harriet Garnett; [n.d.].
- (60) Garnett, Frances, 1792-1873. 2 letters to George Heinrich Pertz; [1839-1852].
- (61) Garnett, Frances, 1792-1873. 1 letter to Eliza [ ]; [n.d.]. Contains A.MS.s. poem.
- (62) Garnett, Frances, 1792-1873. 1 letter to Fanny [ ]; [ca. 1839].
- (63) Gilbert, Lucy. 1 letter to Frances (Milton) Trollope; [n.d.].
- (64) Grimm, Pauline. 17 letters to Dora [ ]; 1871-1875 >& [n.d.].
- (65) Horner, Joanna B[ ]. 1 letter to [Mrs. ] Horner; [n.d.].
  Lacks beginning.
- (66) P[ ], H[ ]. 1 letter to [ ]; [n.d.].
- (67) Pertz, Edward. 1 letter to Emma Leonora Helena Pertz; 1881.
- (68) Pertz, Emma Marsh. 1 letter to Emma Leonora Helena Pertz; 1870.
- (69) Pertz, Emma Marsh. 8 letter to Leonora (Horner) Pertz; 1859-1870 & [n.d.].
- (70) Pertz, George Heinrich, 1795-1876. 1 letter to Frances (Milton) Trollope; 1852.
- (71) Pertz, Hermann. 1 letter to [Mrs. Leonard] Horner; 1856.
- (72) Pertz, Hermann. 1 letter to [Mrs. Charles] Lyell; 1856.
- (73) Pertz, Hermann. 7 letters to Leonora (Horner) Pertz; 1855-1866 & [n.d.].
- (74) Ranke, [Mrs. ]. 1 letter to Hermann Pertz; [n.d.]. Also addressed to Emma Marsh Pertz.
- (75) Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft (Godwin) 1797-1851. 1 letter to Frances (Wright) D'Arusmont; 1827.
  A copy in the hand of Julia (Garnett) Pertz.
- (76) Simonde de Sismondi, [ ]. 1 letter to Harriet Garnett; [n.d.].
- (77) Trollope, Frances (Milton), 1780-1863. 3 letters to Harriet Garnett; 1828 & [n.d.].
  Item 3 contains letter from Frances (Wright) D'Arusmont to Harry [ ].

Series: IV. Compositions
- (78) Pertz, Julia (Garnett) 1793-1852. [Compositions]. A.MS.; [n.p., n.d.]. 39s.(108p.)
  Miscellaneous notes and translations, possibly of a book by Georg Heinrich Pertz.

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