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19th Century Women Authors Letters

Autograph letters from notable 19th century women authors, showcasing personal correspondence filled with emotion and literary references.

Margaret Fuller autograph manuscript, Autumn, 1849 ,

Juliette Drouet to Victor Hugo; April 13 Tuesday afternoon 2:45 am 1847; Victor Hugo house - Paris Autograph letter

Letter to Philip Zilcken, 1920 letter paper. ink writing (processes) / pen exhibition ~ art

Charles Frederick Briggs, Thursday., 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, Lowell, James Russell, 1819-1891. Rufus W. Griswold Papers

Black ink letter from Franz Hauer to Egon Schiele dated August 6, 1913, written on paper, showing personal correspondence and handwriting style.

Letter to 'Bell', unsigned incomplete, from Canton, March 2 ,. Isabelle Peirce Collection

Letter from Louis Spohr to Franz von Dingelstedt

George Coffin to Edward Snelling, 7 January 1837 , Public land sales, United States, Massachusetts, Politics and government, 1775-1865, Maine, Politics and government, 1775-1865, United States, History, Revolution, 1775-1783, Claims, Canada, Boundaries, United States

Lyman Copeland Draper, Leverington, PA., autograph letter signed to R. W. Griswold, 10 July 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

George Coffin to Edward Snelling, 7 January 1837 , Public land sales, United States, Massachusetts, Politics and government, 1775-1865, Maine, Politics and government, 1775-1865, United States, History, Revolution, 1775-1783, Claims, Canada, Boundaries, United States

Parker, D.G, 1889

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

Salmon Stocks.Laxå Brukskensology.ur Carl Sahlin's mountain history collection.

A. S. Barnes & Co., New York, autograph letter signed to R. W. Griswold, 15 April 1851 , American literature, 19th century, History and criticism, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Authors and publishers, Poets, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Colton, Walter, 1797-1851. Rufus W. Griswold Papers

L.S. to William Cullen Bryant, 1864-06-27, Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Heraud, John A., ALS to Jan. 31, 1847., 1847-01-31, Concord, MA, Intellectuals, United States, 1 double leaf, 4 written pages, including address

Charles Jacobs Peterson, Philadelphia, PA., autograph letter signed to Frances Sargent (Locke) Osgood, 10 April 1844 , 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.

John Brown autograph letter signed to Simon Perkins, Troy, N.Y., 26 January 1852 , Abolitionists, United States, Antislavery movements, United States, History, 19th century, Harpers Ferry W. Va., History, John Brown's Raid, 1859. John Brown- Correspondence relating to John Brown and the raid on Harpers Ferry

CARTA MANUSCRITA A J OCTAVIO PICON. Author: LEOPOLDO ALAS CLARIN. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Henry William Herbert, Washington Hotel., autograph letter signed to R. W. Griswold, 21 January 1843 , American literature, 19th century, History and criticism, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Authors and publishers, Poets, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Graham, George R.. Rufus W. Griswold Papers

Juliette Drouet to Victor Hugo; June 18 Friday afternoon 2 a.m. 1847; Victor Hugo house - Paris Autograph letter

M. Townsend Wood autograph letter signed to Victoria Woodhull Martin, Stoneham, Mass., February 14, 1896 , Feminists, United States, Suffragists. Victoria Woodhull Martin Papers

Henry William Herbert, Washington Hotel., autograph letter signed to R. W. Griswold, 21 January 1843 , American literature, 19th century, History and criticism, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Authors and publishers, Poets, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Graham, George R.. Rufus W. Griswold Papers

Outward letter: Colonial Secretary, Page 123 - 124: Sending damask cloth of Phormium from A. Paul , 23 June 1873, by Sir James Hector.

1777 December 26, Letter, historical correspondence. Time captured in script.

Thomas Wentworth Higginson autograph letter signed to John Brown, Brattleboro, Vt., 7 May 1858 , Abolitionists, United States, Antislavery movements, United States, History, 19th century, Harpers Ferry W. Va., History, John Brown's Raid, 1859, Forbes, Hugh, active approximately 1848-approximately 1857. John Brown- Correspondence relating to John Brown and the raid on Harpers Ferry

Letter to Frans Buffa and Zonen, Petrus Johannes Schotel, 1864 letter Düsseldorf paper. ink writing (processes) / pen art trade, art shop. printed matter. money Dresden

George Routledge & Co., London, Eng., autograph letter signed to R. W. Griswold, 3 May 1853 , American literature, 19th century, History and criticism, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Authors and publishers, Poets, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Cary, Alice, 1820-1871. Rufus W. Griswold Papers

Letter to Pieter Lost from Themaat, Pieter Stortenbeker, 1862 letter paper. ink writing (processes) / pen drawing

Susan Archer (Talley) Weiss, Richmond, VA., autograph letter signed to R. W. Griswold, 17 May 1852 , American literature, 19th century, History and criticism, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Authors and publishers, Poets, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Valentine, Mann S., 1824-1892. Rufus W. Griswold Papers

Robert Charles Winthrop, Boston, MA., autograph letter signed to R. W. Griswold, 4 September 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

Portrait of William Gaston, created in 1877

Sophia Hawthorne autograph letter signed to Annie Adams Fields, Concord, 16 March 1865 , Authors' spouses, Women authors, American, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Hawthorne, Julian, 1846-1934, Mann, Horace, 1796-1859

Margaret Fuller manuscript translation, 183- , Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832

Juliette Drouet to Victor Hugo; September 16 Thursday morning 7 a.m. 1847; Victor Hugo house - Paris Autograph letter

Unknown, a copy of an article extracted from the Gazette de Guernsey on Saturday January 5, 1856 (dummy title), 1856-01. Ink on paper. Houses of Victor Hugo Paris - Guernsey.

Greeley & McElrath, Tribune Office, autograph letter signed to R. W. Griswold, 25 May 1843 , American literature, 19th century, History and criticism, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Authors and publishers, Poets, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Disraeli, Isaac, 1766-1848. Rufus W. Griswold Papers

Margaret Fuller autograph letter to William Henry Channing, 27 September 1840 ,

Charles Godfrey Leland, No. 366 Locust St. Philadelphia, PA., 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

Letter to 'Isabelle' from Joseph Carret in Trinidad, June 22, 1840 ,. Isabelle Peirce Collection

Letter to Ary Johannes Lamme, Johannes Kneppelhout, 1860 letter The Hague paper. ink writing (processes) / pen Rotterdam. Dordrecht

Margaret Fuller autograph manuscript, 24 January 1841 ,

William Wirt, Baltimore, MD., autograph letter signed to Edgar Allan Poe, 11 May 1829 , American literature, 19th century, History and criticism, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Authors and publishers, Poets, American, 19th century, Correspondence. Rufus W. Griswold Papers

Text concerning Theodor Van Ryswyck, Jan Baptist van Rijswijck and Lambert van Rijswijck, text, writer: anonymous, in or after 1882, paper ink, writing, pen, sculpture, literature, arts, Theodor Van Ryswyck

Sophia Hawthorne autograph letter signed to Annie Adams Fields, Concord, 6 March 1863 , Authors' spouses, Women authors, American, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence

Fitzgerald, James F, 1885

Una Hawthorne autograph note signed to James Thomas Fields, Concord, approximately November 1866 , Authors' spouses, Women authors, American, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Ristori, Adelaide, 1822-1906

Joseph Hopkinson, Philadelphia, PA., autograph letter signed to T. W. White, 11 September 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 August Allebé, Barend Wijnveld, 1897 Haarlem ink writing (processes) / pen Haarlem ink writing (processes) / pen

Sophia Hawthorne autograph letter signed to Annie Adams Fields, Concord, 11 April 1864 , Authors' spouses, Women authors, American, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864, Ticknor, William Davis, 1810-1864

Hugo, Victor (n.1802-02-26-D.1885-05-22), Death is ... (title awarded), 1836-07-17. Graphite and ink pencil on woven paper. House of Victor Hugo - Hauteville House.

Susan Augusta Cooper, Cooperstown, NY., autograph letter signed to R. W. Griswold, 24 November 1851 , American literature, 19th century, History and criticism, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Authors and publishers, Poets, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Cooper, James Fenimore, 1789-1851. Rufus W. Griswold Papers

Solomon Cushing to George Coffin, 30 March 1825 , Public land sales, United States, Massachusetts, Politics and government, 1775-1865, Maine, Politics and government, 1775-1865, United States, History, Revolution, 1775-1783, Claims, Canada, Boundaries, United States

Letter to Frans Buffa and Zonen, Willem Carel Nakken, 1875 letter The Hague paper. ink writing (processes) / pen drawing. criticizing and discussing art, art criticism. money

Richard J. Hinton autograph note signed to Thomas Wentworth Higginson, 13 December 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, Tappan, S. F. Samuel Forster, -1913. John Brown- Correspondence relating to John Brown and the raid on Harpers Ferry

Juliette Drouet to Victor Hugo; August 25, Saturday evening 8 a.m. 1849; Victor Hugo house - Paris Autograph letter

Nellie Blessing-Eyster autograph letter signed to Victoria Woodhull Martin, San Francisco, January 17, 1904 , Feminists, United States, Suffragists. Victoria Woodhull Martin Papers

Sophia Hawthorne autograph letter signed to Annie Adams Fields, Concord, 17 December 1862 , Authors' spouses, Women authors, American, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Hawthorne, Una, 1844-1877

Letter from Veit Dietrich to Nikolaus Hausmann

Letter to Jan Willem Pieneman, chairman of Arti et Amicitiae, Adèle Kindt, 1843 letter Letter contains written copy of Jan Willem Pieneman's answer to Adèle Kindt. Brussels paper. ink writing (processes) / pen painting (including book-illumination, miniature-painting). exhibition ~ art The Hague. Amsterdam

Joseph Gales, Washington., autograph letter signed to R. W. Griswold, 7 March 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 Ary Johannes Lamme, Johannes Tavenraat, 1867 letter Rotterdam paper. ink writing (processes) / pen painting (including book-illumination, miniature-painting). exhibition ~ art. art trade, art shop Paris

Letter to Frans Buffa and Zonen, Hendrik Albert van Trigt, 1875 letter Hilversum paper. ink writing (processes) / pen drawing. art trade, art shop. painting (including book-illumination, miniature-painting)

BRIEF AAN BUGH ALEBEBE, CAREL VOSMAER, 1875 paper. ink writing (processes) / pen paper. ink writing (processes) / pen

F. B. Sanborn autograph letter signed to Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Concord, 24 February 1860 , Abolitionists, United States, Antislavery movements, United States, History, 19th century, Harpers Ferry W. Va., History, John Brown's Raid, 1859, Adams, Annie Brown, 1843-1926. John Brown- Correspondence relating to John Brown and the raid on Harpers Ferry

Ferguson, Kate (Lee), 1885 - 1891

Order creating the United States Sanitary Commission, signed and approved by President Lincoln on June 13, 1861. Countersigned by Simon Cameron, Secretary of War., June 13, 1861. United States Sanitary Commission, 1860-1869

October 27, 1788. James Madison (1751-1836)., 1 page

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

George Coffin to Charles Tilden, 15 November 1832 , Public land sales, United States, Massachusetts, Politics and government, 1775-1865, Maine, Politics and government, 1775-1865, United States, History, Revolution, 1775-1783, Claims, Canada, Boundaries, United States

A letter from James McHenry at headquarters, addressed to Colonel Daniel Morgan, dated December 15, 1778. The document is one page in length

Letter to Anonymous, Charles Howard Hodges, 1817 letter Haarlem paper. ink writing (processes) / pen art collecting. painting (including book-illumination, miniature-painting). art trade, art shop

Philip Pendleton Kennedy, Martinsburg, Berkley Co., VA., autograph letter signed to R. W. Griswold, 28 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 from William Jubb, Fredericksburg, Va., to Jubb , United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865. Jubb Brothers Civil War Letters

Henry William Herbert, The Cedars., autograph letter signed to R. W. Griswold, 14 January 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

Letter from Clara Schumann to Eberhard Peters

Vickers, Henrietta, 1887

George Coffin to Josiah Pierce, 20 December 1832 , Public land sales, United States, Massachusetts, Politics and government, 1775-1865, Maine, Politics and government, 1775-1865, United States, History, Revolution, 1775-1783, Claims, Canada, Boundaries, United States

Rose Terry Cooke autograph note signed to Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Winsted, Conn., 17 November 1880 , Abolitionists, United States, History, 19th century, Women, Suffrage. Thomas Wentworth Higginson Correspondence

Deed of property in Orleans sold to Freeman Mayo of Orleans by Samuel Mayo of Orleans ,. Stanley Smith Deed Collection

Letter to Philip Zilcken, Lev Tolstoy, 1897 letter Moscow ink writing (processes) / pen passions, emotions, affections

Benson John Lossing, Poughkeepsie., autograph letter signed to R. W. Griswold, 14 June 1853 , American literature, 19th century, History and criticism, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Authors and publishers, Poets, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Washington, Martha, 1731-1802. Rufus W. Griswold Papers

J. H. Fowler autograph letter signed to Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Cambridge, 6 March 1860 , Abolitionists, United States, Antislavery movements, United States, History, 19th century, Harpers Ferry W. Va., History, John Brown's Raid, 1859. John Brown- Correspondence relating to John Brown and the raid on Harpers Ferry

Elizabeth Cabot Cary Agassiz autograph letter signed to Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 9 December 1893 , Abolitionists, United States, History, 19th century, Women, Suffrage, Radcliffe College. Thomas Wentworth Higginson Correspondence

Robert Balmanno autograph letter signed to John Keese, 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

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

Letter to John Pickering, Judge of the Supreme Court of New Hampshire., April 20, 1789., Concord, N.H. A. L. S. Endorsed. 1 page

Memo by George Coffin, 25 April 1827. , Public land sales, United States, Massachusetts, Politics and government, 1775-1865, Maine, Politics and government, 1775-1865, United States, History, Revolution, 1775-1783, Claims, Canada, Boundaries, United States

Letter from John Jubb, Camp Hamilton, to Thomas and Harriet Jubb, West Chelmsford, Mass., September 5, 1861 , United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865. Jubb Brothers Civil War Letters

Charles Godfrey Leland, Girard House. Philadelphia, PA., autograph letter signed to R. W. Griswold, 8 February 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, in or before 1892 letter London paper. ink writing (processes) / pen criticizing and discussing art, art criticism

Letter from Louis Spohr to Franz von Dingelstedt

Mabel Loomis Todd, Wyoming, N.Y., autograph letter signed (initials) to Thomas Wentworth Higginson, 8 September 1891 , Poetry, Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886

Letter to the Board of Visitors and Governors of Washington College, Chestertown, Md. Created on March 12, 1795. The document is endorsed and consists of one page in quarto format

Letter to Frans Buffa and Sons, Charles Rochussen, 1871 letter Rotterdam paper. ink writing (processes) / pen drawing. painting (including book-illumination, miniature-painting)

Letter to Samuel Coleman, dated January 2, 1804, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The letter is an A.L.S. (autograph letter signed) and is endorsed. It consists of 1 page and is formatted in a quarto size

Levi Bradley to George Coffin, 6 January 1846 , Public land sales, United States, Massachusetts, Politics and government, 1775-1865, Maine, Politics and government, 1775-1865, United States, History, Revolution, 1775-1783, Claims, Canada, Boundaries, United States

R. W. Thayer autograph letter signed, 15 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

Uddeholmsverkens chronology.uddeholms ab.ur Carl Sahlin's mountain history collection.

West, Elizabeth, 1893

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