Manuscript scrap of 6 lines

by Robert Southey

$600 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller

Pen-and ink on paper, identified above by Southey's widow. “The writing underneath is that of my Husband the late Robert Southey — Caroline Southey . 2 x 6 in. Fine. Item #249211 A six-line fragment concerning the aftermath of a battle, … The troops had barely scarcely formed before a most desperate conflict took place in which G Hill finally succeded in repulsing them, tho with the loss of 1500 men … The mansucript

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