Historic Letters and Correspondence

Autograph letters from historical figures, discussing personal and social matters, showcasing handwriting and correspondence styles from the 18th and 19th centuries.

A letter addressed to Henry Laurens, dated December 19, 1779, from Charleston. The letter is an A.L.S. (autograph letter signed) and is endorsed. The document spans 1 page

Christopher List autograph letter signed to John Sullivan Dwight, Philadelphia, March 14, 1845 , Brook Farm Phalanx West Roxbury, Boston, Mass.. John Sullivan Dwight correspondence regarding Brook Farm

Letter from Clara Schumann to Heinrich Henkel

Letter to -- --, 1776-01-24, Montreal, A.L.S. 2 pp. 4o

Juliette Drouet to Victor Hugo; April 4 Friday morning 8 a.m. 1851; Victor Hugo house - Paris Autograph letter

A letter addressed to Henry Laurens, dated December 19, 1779, from Charleston. The letter is an A.L.S. (autograph letter signed) and is endorsed. The document spans 1 page

Letter to 'Bella' from Joseph Carret, her father, in New York, September 12, 1852 ,. Isabelle Peirce Collection

Juliette Drouet to Victor Hugo; 5 Friday morning 8 a.m. 1847; Victor Hugo house - Paris Autograph letter

Letter to Petit de Villers, Savannah., September 26, 1815., Charleston, S.C. A.L.S. Endorsed. 3 pages

Deed of property in Orleans sold to Hannah Freeman of Orleans by Hezekiah Higgins of Orleans ,. Stanley Smith Deed Collection

Letter to Gen. Benjamin Lincoln, 1777-09-28, Pawlett, Vt., A. L. S. 2 pp. 4o

Letter to Christiaan Kramm, Cornelis Steffelaar, 1814 - 1861 letter paper. ink writing (processes) / pen painting (including book-illumination, miniature-painting). education, tuition of the artist (in general). historical persons (portraits and scenes from the life)

Margaret Fuller manuscript letter (copy) to Marchesa Arconati Visconti, Florence, 25 April 1850 ,

Juliette Drouet to Victor Hugo; July 9 Sunday morning 9 a.m. 1848; Victor Hugo house - Paris Autograph letter

Letter to Anonymous, Jacob Jan van der Maaten, 1876 letter Apeldoorn paper. ink writing (processes) / pen drawing. criticizing and discussing art, art criticism

Letter December 26, 1786 Written by James Oldham British. Letter 363088

Letter of Seweryn Uruski to Aleksander Lesser; Uruski, Seweryn (1817-1890); 16.11.1846 (1846-00-00-1846-00-00);

1776 May 7, Letter, historical correspondence. Time captured in script.

Letter to Jan Veth, Chap van Deventer, 1874 - 1925 letter paper. ink writing (processes) / pen travelling; tourism. exhibition ~ art Dordrecht. Amsterdam. Esneux. La Roche-en-Ardenne

Margaret Fuller manuscript letter (copy) extracts, Jamaica Plain, 13 May 1839 ,

Letter to 'Belica' in Trinidad from Joseph Carret, her father, July 14, 1855 ? ,. Isabelle Peirce Collection

A handwritten letter addressed to 'My dear, blessed Mother,' dated July 28, 1834, from San Marcos, Cuba. The letter consists of 8 leaves, encompassing 16 pages. Pages 9-20 are authored by Sophia, while pages 21-22 are written in the hand of EPP, and pages 23-24 are blank. This is a personal correspondence from the 19th century

Mina, Francisco Javier. Soto de Marina. To Captain Pond., 1789 - 1817 (Inferred)., 2 pages

Rose Hawthorne Lathrop autograph letter signed to Annie Adams Fields with postcript from Sophia Hawthorne postscript to Annie Adams Fields, Concord, 29 June 1862 , Authors' spouses, Women authors, American, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Hawthorne, Una, 1844-1877, Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864

Sophia Hawthorne autograph letter signed to Annie Adams Fields, Concord, 7 May 1862 , Authors' spouses, Women authors, American, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Hawthorne, Una, 1844-1877, Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862

Letter by Magdalena (Nina) Łuszczewska to husband and daughter. Łuszczewska, Magdalena (Nina) (1806-1869), author

Letter to Philip Aylett, King and Queen Va., June 26, 1788, Richmond, Va., A. L. S. 2 pp. and 1 leaf with endorsement. 4°

Letter to Adriaan van der Willigen, Jacobus Schoemaker Doyer, 1816 letter Antwerp paper. ink writing (processes) / pen painting (including book-illumination, miniature-painting)

BRIEF AAN QUILPIP Target, Edouard Taurgel, 1890 letter Amsterdam paper. ink. pencil writing (processes) / pen the graphic arts. money. table

Juliette Drouet to Victor Hugo; July 12 Monday afternoon 2 a.m. 1847; Victor Hugo house - Paris Autograph letter

Letter to Col. Sir Guy Johnson, dated September 9, 1778, from New York. A. L. S., Rawdon. Endorsed. 1 page, 4o

Frederick William Thomas, Washington, DC., autograph letter signed to R. W. Griswold, 8 June 1841 , American literature, 19th century, History and criticism, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Authors and publishers, Poets, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Pinkney, Edward Coote, 1802-1828, Amelia, 1819-1852, Prentice, George D. George Denison, 1802-1870. Rufus W. Griswold Papers

Deed of property in Orleans sold to Timothy Doane of Orleans by Henry Knowles of Eastham ,. Stanley Smith Deed Collection

Seward, William H. A.L.S. to Samuel Blatchford, 1850-05-26

Brief aan Philip Zilcken, art and friendship, 1880 - 1892 letter Amsterdam paper. ink writing (processes) / pen / printing printed matter

1777 September 25, Letter, historical correspondence. Time captured in script.

James Thomas Fields, Boston, MA., autograph letter signed to R. W. Griswold, 12 December 1841 , American literature, 19th century, History and criticism, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Authors and publishers, Poets, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Everett, Edward, 1794-1865, Dana, Charles A. Charles Anderson, 1819-1897, Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882, Tuckerman, Henry T. Henry Theodore, 1813-1871. Rufus W. Griswold Papers

Sophia Hawthorne autograph letter signed to James Thomas Fields, Concord, 1 January 1862 , Authors' spouses, Women authors, American, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864

Letter to Unknown, Abraham Krayestein, 1815 letter Middelburg paper. ink writing (processes) / pen

Letter to George Washington, Philadelphia., January 28, 1793, Annapolis, MD, A. L. S. 2 pp. 4o

Letter by Seweryn Uruski to Aleksander Lesser. Uruski, Seweryn (1817-1890), sender

Deed of property in Eastham sold to Theophilus Mayo of Eastham by Silvanus Higgins of Eastham ,. Stanley Smith Deed Collection

Letter to Jan Veth, Abraham Bredius, 1899 letter The Hague ink writing (processes) / pen art collecting. money

E. Fluide Patten (), Brooklyn, NY., autograph letter signed to R. W. Griswold, 12 June 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 Jan Veth, Chap van Deventer, 1886 letter Amsterdam ink writing (processes) / pen historical persons (portraits and scenes from the life)

Letter to Christiaan Immerzeel, Petrus Kiers, 1842 letter Amsterdam paper. ink writing (processes) / pen diseases. painting (including book-illumination, miniature-painting). exhibition ~ art. art collecting. art trade, art shop. distribution of awards ~ art contest

Letter to Frans Buffa and Sons, Charles Rochussen, 1873 letter Rotterdam paper. ink writing (processes) / pen music. money Amsterdam

Henry Clay, Ashland, KY., autograph letter signed to Horace Greeley, 21 September 1848 , American literature, 19th century, History and criticism, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Authors and publishers, Poets, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850. Rufus W. Griswold Papers

Juliette Drouet to Victor Hugo; October 29 Thursday morning 9 a.m. 1846; Victor Hugo house - Paris Autograph letter

John Taylor to George Coffin, 15 March 1829 , 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 Filippo Tessaro, Dirk van Lokhorst, 1872 letter Utrecht paper. ink writing (processes) / pen money. painting (including book-illumination, miniature-painting)

Magdalena's letter (Nina) Dziaszewska to M A daughter; Zadzewska, Magdalena (1806-1869); 24.10.1864 (1864-00-00-1864-00-00);

Charles Fenno Hoffman, Saturday., autograph letter signed to R. W. Griswold, May 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

Letter to the Secreteris of the Commission of the General Raffle in The Hague, Ary Johannes Lamme, 1822 - 1900 letter paper. ink writing (processes) / pen painting (including book-illumination, miniature-painting). exhibition ~ art Rotterdam

John Henry Mancur, Schermerhorn St. Brooklyn., autograph letter signed to R. W. Griswold, 28 November 1842 , American literature, 19th century, History and criticism, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Authors and publishers, Poets, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Willis, Nathaniel Parker, 1806-1867. Rufus W. Griswold Papers

Nathaniel Beverley Tucker, Williamsburg, VA., autograph letter signed to Thomas W. White, 29 November 1835 , 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. Rufus W. Griswold Papers

John W. LeBarnes autograph letter to Thomas Wentworth Higginson, New York, 27 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. John Brown- Correspondence relating to John Brown and the raid on Harpers Ferry

Margaret Fuller autograph manuscript, 183- ,

Ruth Brown Thompson autograph letter signed to Thomas Wentworth Higginson, North Elba Essex Co., N.Y., 14 &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. John Brown- Correspondence relating to John Brown and the raid on Harpers Ferry

bake Civil and Military Commission of the Brzesko -Kujawski Voivodeship; Civilian military commission; 1792 (1792-00-00-1792-00-00);

Jonathan Stone to John Brooks and Samuel Phillips, 14 August 1786 , 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

Henry Clay, Ashland, KY., autograph letter signed to Horace Greeley, 21 September 1848 , American literature, 19th century, History and criticism, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Authors and publishers, Poets, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850. Rufus W. Griswold Papers

Letter to 'Belica' from Joseph Carret, her father, in San Pablo, December 26, 1854 ,. Isabelle Peirce Collection

Sterling, Rev. John, ALS to. Aug. 15, 1842., 1842-08-15, Concord, MA, Intellectuals, United States, 1 leaf, 4 written pages, including address, c/o Thomas Carlyle

Letter to Jan Hendrik Maschaupt, Adolphe Mouilleron, 1869 letter paper. ink writing (processes) / pen painting (including book-illumination, miniature-painting). art collecting Amsterdam

Letter to 'Bella' from Joseph Carret, her father, in San Pablo, August 10, 1850 ,. Isabelle Peirce Collection

Frederick William Thomas, St. Louis, MO., autograph letter signed to Edgar Allan Poe, 7 December 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

Juliette Drouet to Victor Hugo; December 2 Monday morning 9 am 1850; Victor Hugo house - Paris Autograph letter

Letter to Lionel B. Westropp, Mobile., April 22, 1769., Pensacola, Florida. A. L. S. 2 pp. 4o

Letter by Magdalena (Nina) Łuszczewska to husband and daughter. Łuszczewska, Magdalena (Nina) (1806-1869), author

F. B. Sanborn autograph letter signed to Thomas Wentworth Higginson, 1 May 1858 , 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

Handwriting concerning Joannes Petrus Antonius Verschuylen, Anonymous, 1810 - in or after 1865 manuscript paper. ink writing (processes) / pen the graphic arts. sculpture Antwerp

Letter to Johannes Jacobus Franciscus WAP, Adrianus David Schinkel, 1856 letter The Hague paper. ink writing (processes) / pen diseases. the graphic arts

Magdalena's letter (Nina) Dziaszewska to M A daughter; Zadzewska, Magdalena (1806-1869); 29.08.1864 (1864-00-00-1864-00-00);

Albert Brisbane autograph letter signed to John Sullivan Dwight, New York, December 2, 1845 , Brook Farm Phalanx West Roxbury, Boston, Mass.. John Sullivan Dwight correspondence regarding Brook Farm

Depiction of an entryway executed with feather and black ink by Jakob Gauermann, 1798, showing architectural elements and perspective.

Deed of property in Orleans sold to Samuel Higgins of Orleans by Timothy Doane and Je--ah Doane of Orleans ,. Stanley Smith Deed Collection

Juliette Drouet to Victor Hugo; May 19 Wednesday morning 8:45 am 1847; Victor Hugo house - Paris Autograph letter

Letter to Jan Veth, Jacoba Cornelia Jolles-Singels, 1889 letter paper. ink writing (processes) / pen money. exhibition ~ art

bake Jan Mieszkowicz-Przeski Staroste Piotrowski; Mieszkowicz-Przy Uski, Jan (Fl. Ca 1789); 1789 (1789-00-00-1789-00-00);

Letter to Isabel from Joseph Carret, her father, in Trinidad, March 24, 185- ? ,. Isabelle Peirce Collection

Letter written in French; Poradzewski, Wac Aw (1806-1867); 24.05.1865 (1865-00-00-1865-00-00);

Juliette Drouet to Victor Hugo; February 5 Wednesday morning 11 a.m. 1847; Victor Hugo house - Paris Autograph letter

Stephen J. Willis autograph letter signed to Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Troy N.Y., 19 January 1860 , Abolitionists, United States, Antislavery movements, United States, History, 19th century, Harpers Ferry W. Va., History, John Brown's Raid, 1859, Doy, John, 1812-. John Brown- Correspondence relating to John Brown and the raid on Harpers Ferry

Margaret Fuller manuscript letter (copy) to Amos Bronson Alcott, 1843 , Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, 1803-1873

Sophia Hawthorne autograph letter signed to James Thomas Fields, Concord, 20 September 1863 , Authors' spouses, Women authors, American, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Hawthorne, Julian, 1846-1934

Deed of property in Wellfleet sold to Thomas Newcomb of Wellfleet by Simon Newcomb of Wellfleet ,. Stanley Smith Deed Collection

Juliette Drouet to Victor Hugo; May 25 Tuesday morning 7:30 am 1847; Victor Hugo house - Paris Autograph letter

Penn, Thomas. London. To Benjamin Chew., 1765-01-11., Signed copy of letter; 2 pages

Letter to Christiaan Kramm, Joseph Hartogensis, 1863 letter The Hague ink writing (processes) / pen painting (including book-illumination, miniature-painting). the graphic arts

Margaret Fuller autograph letter (incomplete) to William Henry Channing Cambridge, Mass., 29 August 1841 , Phi Beta Kappa

Letter to Anonymous, Gerrit Jan Schouten, 1861 letter Amsterdam paper. ink writing (processes) / pen money. painting (including book-illumination, miniature-painting). art trade, art shop Utrecht

A letter from Edmond Charles Genêt to Mr. Randall, dated December 30, 1819, consisting of one page

Elizabeth Palmer Peabody autograph letter signed to John Sullivan Dwight, Boston, April 26, 1841 , Brook Farm Phalanx West Roxbury, Boston, Mass., Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864. John Sullivan Dwight correspondence regarding Brook Farm

Letter to the commissioners of the Spiket River from L.P.E. Richards, Lawrence, Jan 29, 1884 , Rivers, Streets, Boundaries. Lawrence

J. S. Skinner autograph letter signed, Gordon's, 135 miles en route from Savannah. , 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 Henry Mancur, Schermerhorn St. Brooklyn., autograph letter signed to R. W. Griswold, 28 November 1842 , American literature, 19th century, History and criticism, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Authors and publishers, Poets, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Willis, Nathaniel Parker, 1806-1867. Rufus W. Griswold Papers

Letter by Magdalena (Nina) Łuszczewska to husband and daughter. Łuszczewska, Magdalena (Nina) (1806-1869), author

Letter to A.B. Verpoorten, Johannes Bosboom, 1846 letter The Hague paper. ink writing (processes) / pen Haarlem

Frederick William Thomas, Washington, DC., autograph letter signed to Edgar Allan Poe, 22 September 1841 , American literature, 19th century, History and criticism, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Authors and publishers, Poets, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Ewing, Thomas, 1789-1871. Rufus W. Griswold Papers

John Tomlin, Jackson, TN., autograph letter signed to Edgar Allan Poe, 12 October 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

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