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19th Century American Literary Correspondence

Handwritten letters signed by notable authors, discussing literary topics and personal matters, highlighting American literature of the 19th century.

Hiram Fuller, Providence, RI., autograph letter signed to Frances Sargent (Locke) Osgood, 5 February 1843 , American literature, 19th century, History and criticism, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Authors and publishers, Poets, American, 19th century, Correspondence. Rufus W. Griswold Papers

Mary Elizabeth (Moore) Hewitt Stebbins, Athenaeum Hotel (NY), autograph letter signed to Edgar A. Poe, 15 March 1845 , American literature, 19th century, History and criticism, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Authors and publishers, Poets, American, 19th century, Correspondence. Rufus W. Griswold Papers

Mary Elizabeth (Moore) Hewitt Stebbins, Athenaeum Hotel (NY), autograph letter signed to Edgar A. Poe, 29 May 1845? , American literature, 19th century, History and criticism, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Authors and publishers, Poets, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Dacier, Anne, 1654-1720. Rufus W. Griswold Papers

Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward autograph note signed to Colonel and Mrs. Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Andover, Mass., 24 February 1868 , Abolitionists, United States, History, 19th century, Women, Suffrage. Thomas Wentworth Higginson Correspondence

Hiram Fuller, Providence, RI., autograph letter signed to Frances Sargent (Locke) Osgood, 5 February 1843 , American literature, 19th century, History and criticism, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Authors and publishers, Poets, American, 19th century, Correspondence. Rufus W. Griswold Papers

Elizabeth Hoppin (Wetmore) Cheever autograph letter signed, 20 November , American literature, 19th century, History and criticism, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Authors and publishers, Poets, American, 19th century, Correspondence. Rufus W. Griswold Papers

Sophia Hawthorne autograph letter signed to James Thomas Fields, Concord, 3 November 1867 , Authors' spouses, Women authors, American, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence

Frederick William Thomas, Jubilee College, Robin's Nest Post-office, IL., autograph letter signed to R. W. Griswold, 22 August 1854 , American literature, 19th century, History and criticism, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Authors and publishers, Poets, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849, Ingraham, J. H. Joseph Holt, 1809-1860. Rufus W. Griswold Papers

Frederick William Thomas, Washington, DC., autograph letter signed to R. W. Griswold, 17 January 1842 , American literature, 19th century, History and criticism, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Authors and publishers, Poets, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Prentice, George D. George Denison, 1802-1870, Amelia, 1819-1852. Rufus W. Griswold Papers

Samuel Griswold Goodrich, New York, autograph letter signed to R. W. Griswold, 22 June 1856? , American literature, 19th century, History and criticism, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Authors and publishers, Poets, American, 19th century, Correspondence. Rufus W. Griswold Papers

Sophia Hawthorne autograph letter signed to James Thomas Fields, Concord, 21 August 1864 , Authors' spouses, Women authors, American, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Bright, Henry Arthur, 1830-1884, Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864

Letter to Philip Zilcken, Willem Bastiaan Tholen, 1890 letter ink writing (processes) / pen criticizing and discussing art, art criticism. the graphic arts

Horace Greeley, New York, autograph letter signed to R. W. Griswold, 16 May 1842 , American literature, 19th century, History and criticism, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Authors and publishers, Poets, American, 19th century, Correspondence. Rufus W. Griswold Papers

John Pendleton Kennedy, Baltimore, MD., autograph letter signed to Edgar Allan Poe, 9 February 1836 , American literature, 19th century, History and criticism, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Authors and publishers, Poets, American, 19th century, Correspondence. Rufus W. Griswold Papers

Letter to Alberto Caramelli, Petrus Gerardus Vertin, 1873 letter The Hague paper. ink writing (processes) / pen drawing. painting (including book-illumination, miniature-painting). criticizing and discussing art, art criticism. money. art trade, art shop

Elizabeth Cady Stanton autograph note signed to Stephen Symonds Foster, New York, 4 November 1868 , Abolitionists, United States, History, 19th century, Women, Suffrage, Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823-1911. Thomas Wentworth Higginson Correspondence

Henry Charles Carey, Burlington, NJ., autograph letter signed to R. W. Griswold, 15 November 1850 , American literature, 19th century, History and criticism, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Authors and publishers, Poets, American, 19th century, Correspondence. Rufus W. Griswold Papers

Ransätters Brokology.ur Carl Sahlin's mountain historical collection.

Letter to Philip Zilcken, 1924 letter ink writing (processes) / pen painting (including book-illumination, miniature-painting). art trade, art shop. exhibition ~ art. diseases

Letter to Philip Zilcken, Maurits Wagenvoort, 1897 letter Amsterdam ink writing (processes) / pen

Letter to Philip Zilcken, N.J. Singels, 1919 letter Utrecht paper. ink writing (processes) / pen family life Cairo

Nathaniel Beverley Tucker, 663 Broadway, (New York), autograph letter signed to R. W. Griswold , American literature, 19th century, History and criticism, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Authors and publishers, Poets, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Fuller, Margaret, 1810-1850. Rufus W. Griswold Papers

James Thomas Fields, Boston, MA., autograph letter signed to R. W. Griswold, 15 September 1841 , American literature, 19th century, History and criticism, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Authors and publishers, Poets, American, 19th century, Correspondence. Rufus W. Griswold Papers

Elizabeth Cady Stanton autograph note signed to Stephen Symonds Foster, New York, 4 November 1868 , Abolitionists, United States, History, 19th century, Women, Suffrage, Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823-1911. Thomas Wentworth Higginson Correspondence

Nathaniel Beverley Tucker, New York, autograph letter signed to R. W. Griswold, 28 December 1842 , American literature, 19th century, History and criticism, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Authors and publishers, Poets, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Lunt, George, 1803-1885, Embury, Emma C. Emma Catherine, 1806-1863. Rufus W. Griswold Papers

J. and H.G. Langley, New York, autograph letter signed to R. W. Griswold, 7 November 1842 , American literature, 19th century, History and criticism, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Authors and publishers, Poets, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Norman, Benjamin Moore, 1809-1860. Rufus W. Griswold Papers

Letter to Frans Buffa and Zonen, Willem Bastiaan Tholen, 1888 letter The Hague ink writing (processes) / pen drawing. art trade, art shop. money Amsterdam

Brief Aan Philip zilcken, Aegidius Willem Timer, in or after letter ink writing (processes) / pen passions, emotions, affections. workshop, studio of the artist (in general). diseases

Edwin Percy Whipple, Boston, MA., autograph letter signed to R. W. Griswold, 28 April 1847 , American literature, 19th century, History and criticism, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Authors and publishers, Poets, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Duyckinck, Evert A. Evert Augustus, 1816-1878, Hudson, Henry Norman, 1814-1886. Rufus W. Griswold Papers

Letter to Philip Zilcken, 1921 letter ink writing (processes) / pen workshop, studio of the artist (in general)

Margaret Fuller manuscript letter (copy) fragment to Elizabeth? Peabody, 25 December 1844 ,

Park Benjamin, New York, autograph letter signed to George R. Graham, 26 October 1842? , American literature, 19th century, History and criticism, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Authors and publishers, Poets, American, 19th century, Correspondence. Rufus W. Griswold Papers

Prentice, W.R., 1886

Letter to Philip Zilcken, Willem Witsen, 1900 letter Language paper. ink writing (processes) / pen exhibition ~ art Amsterdam

William Jewett Pabodie, Providence, RI., autograph letter signed to R. W. Griswold, 11 June 1852 , American literature, 19th century, History and criticism, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Authors and publishers, Poets, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Whitman, Sarah Helen, 1803-1878. Rufus W. Griswold Papers

Robert Hinckley Messinger manuscript: Memoir , American literature, 19th century, History and criticism, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Authors and publishers, Poets, American, 19th century, Correspondence. Rufus W. Griswold Papers

Letters of Edward Rastawiecki to Aleksander Lesser on a restaurant and a book from the book Radziwi; Rastawiecki, Edward (1804-1874); 20.04.1855 (1855-00-00-1855-00-00);

Alice Cary, Mt. Healthy, OH., autograph letter signed to R. W. Griswold, 26 January 1849 , American literature, 19th century, History and criticism, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Authors and publishers, Poets, American, 19th century, Correspondence. Rufus W. Griswold Papers

John Pendleton Kennedy, Baltimore, MD., autograph letter signed to R. W. Griswold, 10 February 1856 , American literature, 19th century, History and criticism, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Authors and publishers, Poets, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Tucker, Beverley, 1784-1851. Rufus W. Griswold Papers

Frances Harriet McDougall, Brooklyn, NY., 85 Prince St., autograph letter signed to R. W. Griswold, 15 October , American literature, 19th century, History and criticism, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Authors and publishers, Poets, American, 19th century, Correspondence. Rufus W. Griswold Papers

Letter from Charles C. Perkins to Francis H. Jenks, 1885 November 28 , Concerts, Art clubs, Programs

Alice Cary, Mt. Healthy, OH., autograph letter signed to R. W. Griswold, 26 January 1849 , American literature, 19th century, History and criticism, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Authors and publishers, Poets, American, 19th century, Correspondence. Rufus W. Griswold Papers

Sophia Hawthorne autograph letter signed to James Thomas Fields, Concord, 24 July 1866 , Authors' spouses, Women authors, American, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Hawthorne, Julian, 1846-1934

Thomas Wentworth Higginson autograph letter signed to John Brown, Brattleboro, Vt., 1 May 1859 , Abolitionists, United States, Antislavery movements, United States, History, 19th century, Harpers Ferry W. Va., History, John Brown's Raid, 1859, Brown, John, 1800-1859. John Brown- Correspondence relating to John Brown and the raid on Harpers Ferry

Hiram Fuller, Providence, RI., autograph letter signed to Frances Sargent (Locke) Osgood, 5 February 1843 , American literature, 19th century, History and criticism, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Authors and publishers, Poets, American, 19th century, Correspondence. Rufus W. Griswold Papers

Kiirunavaara.Kiruna Many Kronology.ur Carl Sahlin Mountain History Collection.

Letter to Christiaan Kramm, Popko van Groningen, 1861 letter Deventer paper. ink writing (processes) / pen painting (including book-illumination, miniature-painting). historical persons (portraits and scenes from the life). drawing

Johnson, E.B., 1888

Sophia Hawthorne autograph letter signed to James Thomas Fields, Concord, approximately December 1866 , Authors' spouses, Women authors, American, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864. Passages from the English note-books of Nathaniel Hawthorne

Herman Hooker autograph letter signed to R. W. Griswold, 21 February 1856 , American literature, 19th century, History and criticism, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Authors and publishers, Poets, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Duyckinck, Evert A. Evert Augustus, 1816-1878. Rufus W. Griswold Papers

Richard Burleigh Kimball, West Lebanon, NH., autograph letter signed to R. W. Griswold, 22 July 1857 , American literature, 19th century, History and criticism, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Authors and publishers, Poets, American, 19th century, Correspondence. Rufus W. Griswold Papers

Brief aan Philip Zilcken, Christian Friedrich Mali, in or after 1895 letter Brussels ink writing (processes) / pen passions, emotions, affections Limbourg city. Heist-on-Zee. Veere. Brussels

Letter to Jan Veth, Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst, 1908 letter Laren paper. ink writing (processes) / pen passions, emotions, affections

Thomas Willis White autograph letter signed to Edgar Allan Poe, 17 January 1837 , American literature, 19th century, History and criticism, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Authors and publishers, Poets, American, 19th century, Correspondence. Rufus W. Griswold Papers

Letter to Jan Veth, Cornelis Hofstede de Groot, 1902 letter The Hague paper. ink. pencil writing (processes) / pen / printing painting (including book-illumination, miniature-painting). printed matter. plan ~ architecture

H. F. Phinney, Buffalo, NY., autograph letter signed to R. W. Griswold, 11 March 1852 , American literature, 19th century, History and criticism, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Authors and publishers, Poets, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Phinney, Caroline Martha, 1815-1892, Cooper, James Fenimore, 1789-1851. Rufus W. Griswold Papers

Sophia Hawthorne autograph letter signed to James Thomas Fields, Concord, 6 June 1864 , Authors' spouses, Women authors, American, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864

Pliny Miles, Washington, DC., autograph letter signed to R. W. Griswold, 23 January 1855 , American literature, 19th century, History and criticism, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Authors and publishers, Poets, American, 19th century, Correspondence. Rufus W. Griswold Papers

Letter to Philip Zilcken, 1911 - 1930 letter paper. ink writing (processes) / pen money. printed matter

Henry B. Clarke autograph letter signed to Thomas Wentworth Higginson, New Bedford, 16 November 1859 , Abolitionists, United States, Antislavery movements, United States, History, 19th century, Harpers Ferry W. Va., History, John Brown's Raid, 1859, Brown, John, 1800-1859, Hyatt, Thaddeus. John Brown- Correspondence relating to John Brown and the raid on Harpers Ferry

Letter to Jonkheer Hendrik Teding van Berkhout (1879-1969), Henri van der Stok, 1932 letter The Hague ink writing (processes) / pen the graphic arts. money. art collecting

Storfors mills chronology.storforsverken.ur Carl Sahlin's mountain history collection.

Letter from W.H.H. Hinds, Groton Junction Mass., to William Jubb, North Chelmsford, Mass., May 16, 1865 , United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865. Jubb Brothers Civil War Letters

Sophia Hawthorne autograph letter signed to Annie Adams Fields, Concord, 27 February 1865 , Authors' spouses, Women authors, American, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Mann, Horace, 1796-1859, Hawthorne, Una, 1844-1877

John Esten Cooke, Richmond, VA., autograph letter signed to R. W. Griswold, 10 January 1854 , American literature, 19th century, History and criticism, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Authors and publishers, Poets, American, 19th century, Correspondence. Rufus W. Griswold Papers

Catharine Maria Sedgwick, Boston, MA., autograph letter signed to R. W. Griswold, 29 January 1855 , American literature, 19th century, History and criticism, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Authors and publishers, Poets, American, 19th century, Correspondence. Rufus W. Griswold Papers

Margaret Fuller manuscript letter (copy) to Ralph Waldo Emerson, Groton, Mass., 30 May 1837 ,

Letter to Sjoerd Kuperus, Jac. P. Thijsse, 1941 letter Bloemendaal paper. ink writing (processes) / pen / printing illustration ~ printed matter, book

Henry Jarvis Raymond, Burlington, VT., autograph letter signed to R. W. Griswold, 29 November 1838 , American literature, 19th century, History and criticism, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Authors and publishers, Poets, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Percival, James Gates, 1795-1856. Rufus W. Griswold Papers

Edwin Heriot, Heriot's Magazine, 48 Broad St., autograph letter signed to R. W. Griswold, 28 January 1846 , American literature, 19th century, History and criticism, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Authors and publishers, Poets, American, 19th century, Correspondence. Rufus W. Griswold Papers

Letter to Henriette Wilhelmina van Baak, 1931 letter Copenhagen (city) ink writing (processes) / pen

Russell, W. J., 1886

S. G. Howe letter signed to Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Boston, 16 February 1860 , Abolitionists, United States, Antislavery movements, United States, History, 19th century, Harpers Ferry W. Va., History, John Brown's Raid, 1859, Brown, John, 1800-1859. John Brown- Correspondence relating to John Brown and the raid on Harpers Ferry

Letter from Felix Albrecht Harta to Egon Schiele dated July 28, 1918, written in black ink using a pen, showing handwriting, signature, and paper details.

Edmund Burke Otis, Boston, MA., 9 State Street, autograph letter signed to R. W. Griswold, 2 January 1851 , American literature, 19th century, History and criticism, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Authors and publishers, Poets, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Sand, George, 1804-1876. Rufus W. Griswold Papers

George Henry Boker, Walnut St., autograph letter signed to R. W. Griswold, 24 May 1855 , American literature, 19th century, History and criticism, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Authors and publishers, Poets, American, 19th century, Correspondence. Rufus W. Griswold Papers

S. G. Howe letter signed to Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Boston, 16 February 1860 , Abolitionists, United States, Antislavery movements, United States, History, 19th century, Harpers Ferry W. Va., History, John Brown's Raid, 1859, Brown, John, 1800-1859. John Brown- Correspondence relating to John Brown and the raid on Harpers Ferry

John Esten Cooke, Richmond, VA., autograph letter signed to R. W. Griswold, 10 January 1854 , American literature, 19th century, History and criticism, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Authors and publishers, Poets, American, 19th century, Correspondence. Rufus W. Griswold Papers

James Freeman Clarke autograph letter signed to R. W. Griswold , American literature, 19th century, History and criticism, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Authors and publishers, Poets, American, 19th century, Correspondence. Rufus W. Griswold Papers

Ives, Eugene A, 1884

Margaret Fuller manuscript letter (incomplete copy) to Mrs. Emelyn Story, Florence, 15 February 1850 ,

Letter to Willem Bogtman, Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst, 1936 letter Buissche Heide paper. ink writing (processes) / pen diseases. workshop, studio of the artist (in general). money Buissche Heide. Amsterdam. Bloemendaal

Letter to Philip Zilcken, Arnhemsche Association Art and Knowledge, Christina Elizabeth Perk, 1897 letter Arnhem paper. ink writing (processes) / pen / printing the graphic arts. printed matter

Letter to Pieter Haverkorn van Rijsewijk, Theo Colenbrander, 1851 - 1915 letter Letter dated December 23 by Schrijver, with addition 1912 in a later hand. Gouda ink writing (processes) / pen / printing diseases. applied arts, arts and crafts; industrial design. trade mark, trade token, trade sign, trade card

Brief aan Philip Zilcken, in or before 1882 letter Paris paper. ink writing (processes) / printing temporary exhibition, 'Salon' Paris

Gunnebo Brokology.ur Carl Sahlin Mountain History Collection.

Letter to Philip Zilcken, 1899 letter New York (city) paper. ink writing (processes) / pen / printing the graphic arts. art collecting

Thomas Willis White, Richmond, VA., autograph letter signed to R. W. Griswold, 9 June 1840 , American literature, 19th century, History and criticism, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Authors and publishers, Poets, American, 19th century, Correspondence. Rufus W. Griswold Papers

William Evans Burton, Chambers St., autograph letter signed to R.W. Griswold, 12 January 1854 , American literature, 19th century, History and criticism, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Authors and publishers, Poets, American, 19th century, Correspondence. Rufus W. Griswold Papers

Sumner Lincoln Fairfield manuscript, 1846? , American literature, 19th century, History and criticism, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Authors and publishers, Poets, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Fairfield, Sumner Lincoln, 1803-1844. Rufus W. Griswold Papers

Letter to Elsie Maud Cownie, Philip Zilcken, 1905 letter Venice ink writing (processes) / pen diseases. printed matter. illustration ~ printed matter, book. drawing. exhibition ~ art. painting (including book-illumination, miniature-painting). passions, emotions, affections. family life England. Hilversum. Utrecht. The Hague

John Reuben Thompson, Richmond, VA., autograph letter signed to R. W. Griswold, 8 November 1851 , American literature, 19th century, History and criticism, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Authors and publishers, Poets, American, 19th century, Correspondence. Rufus W. Griswold Papers

Letter to Pieter Lost from Themaat, Cornelis Albertus Johannes Schermer, 1866 letter The Hague paper. ink writing (processes) / pen drawing. exhibition ~ art. money

Alfred Billings Street, Albany, (NY), autograph letter signed to R. W. Griswold, 8 August 1842 , American literature, 19th century, History and criticism, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Authors and publishers, Poets, American, 19th century, Correspondence. Rufus W. Griswold Papers

John Steinfort Kidney, Morgantown, Burke Co., NC., autograph letter signed to R. W. Griswold, 24 March 1843 , American literature, 19th century, History and criticism, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Authors and publishers, Poets, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Noble, Louis Legrand, 1813-1882. Rufus W. Griswold Papers

Andrews Norton, Cambridge, autograph letter signed to R. W. Griswold, 7 January 1845 , American literature, 19th century, History and criticism, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Authors and publishers, Poets, American, 19th century, Correspondence. Rufus W. Griswold Papers

Henry William Herbert, The Cedars., autograph letter signed to R. W. Griswold, 17 February 1853 , American literature, 19th century, History and criticism, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Authors and publishers, Poets, American, 19th century, Correspondence. Rufus W. Griswold Papers

Nathaniel Langdon Frothingham, Boston, MA., autograph letter signed to R. W. Griswold, 27 June 1848 , American literature, 19th century, History and criticism, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Authors and publishers, Poets, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Townsend, Eliza, 1788-1854. Rufus W. Griswold Papers

Charles Robinson letter to James Hannay, Lawrence, Kansas, 5 February 1878 , Abolitionists, United States, Antislavery movements, United States, History, 19th century, Harpers Ferry W. Va., History, John Brown's Raid, 1859, Brown, John, 1800-1859. John Brown- Correspondence relating to John Brown and the raid on Harpers Ferry

Letter from William Jubb, Camp near Fairfax V.A., to Thomas Jubb, West Chelmsford, Mass., November 2, 1862 , United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865. Jubb Brothers Civil War Letters

Elizabeth E. Tidd autograph letter signed to Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Lee Maine, 16 November 1859 , Abolitionists, United States, Antislavery movements, United States, History, 19th century, Harpers Ferry W. Va., History, John Brown's Raid, 1859, Tidd, Charles Plummer, 1832-1862, Child, Lydia Maria, 1802-1880. John Brown- Correspondence relating to John Brown and the raid on Harpers Ferry

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