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1884/08/06

George, Henry, 1839-1897

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mr. Knight re: about writing an essay

GLC02453.14

1876/11/27

Gilder, Richard W., fl. 1876

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Stedman re: a letter enclosing other people's poems (not included)

Gilder was an American poet and editor

GLC02453.15

1874/09/26

Hayne, Paul H., fl. 1874

Autograph letter signed

Title: to an unknown recipient re: publication of a poem "My Daughter"

GLC02453.16

1843/04/13

Hoffman, Charles, fl. 1843

Autograph letter signed

Title: to B. F. Schneck re: personal matters

Charles Fenno Hoffman, founder of the Knickerbocker magazine?

GLC02453.17

1867/10/01

Holland, Josiah, fl. 1867

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Edward De Forest re: about lecture tour

Holland was the founder of "Scribner's" magazine

GLC02453.18

1826/03/02

Hopkinson, Joseoph, 1770-1842

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James C. Fisher re: personal matters

GLC02453.19

8 January 1879

Lanier, Sidney, 1842-1881

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Roberto Brothen

Requests a copy of the, "The Book of the Sonnet," by Leigh Hunt and S. Adams Lee be sent to him as well as a copy of "The Marque of Poets." Informs Brothen that Longfellow has written him for permission to print his own work, "The Marshes of Glynn," in Longfellow's "Poems of Places" series. Advises that he has complied and told Longfellow to contact Brothen about the matter. Hopes Brothen's book has done well.

GLC02453.21

1853/02/23

Lossing, Benson, fl. 1853

Autograph letter signed

Title: to unknown recipient re: thank you letter for a note

GLC02453.22

24 March 1859

Moore, Clement Clarke, 1779-1863

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Lewis J. Cist

Sends an autograph and informs Cist, "The inclosed is all I can get for you. I have cut it from an old book."

GLC02453.23

1869/05/13

Motley, John Lothrop, 1814-1877

Autograph letter signed

Title: to W. R. Darling re: reply to someone asking him for a job

Motley was an American historian.

GLC02453.24

1871/08/01

Parton, James, fl. 1871

Autograph letter signed

Title: to an unknown recipient re: about a lecture tour

Parton was an American biographer

GLC02453.25

1850 ca.?

Payne, John H., fl. 1850

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Edward Sanford re: personal matters

American actor and playwright of the mid-nineteenth century.

GLC02453.26

1865

Pike, Albert, 1809-1891

Autograph manuscript signed

Title: Song: When Autumn's chilly winds complain

GLC02453.27

1856/02/25

Read, Thomas Buchanan, 1822-1872

Manuscript signed

Title: To the poets (from The New Pastoral) [poem]

GLC02453.28

1899/12/05

Rhodes, James Ford, 1848-1927

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mr. Searle re: accepts a dinner invitation

GLC02453.29

29 November 1854

Ripley, George, 1802-1880

Autograph letter signed

Title: to George J. Gardner

Thanks him for his recent letter. Requests that in February he send the latest statistics on the manufacture of salt in Syracuse, "to be incorporated into our article on salt." Ripley was a minister, literary critic, journalist, and a leading figure in the Transcendentalist movement.

GLC02453.30

1887/06/13

Roe, Edward P., fl. 1887

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mr. Richmond re: thank you note for comments on his writing

GLC02453.31

January 10, 1784

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Timothy Pickering

Written by Major General Knox as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army (he succeeded Washington on 23 December 1783) to Colonel Pickering. Discusses the difficulties in obtaining sleighs and horses to collect firewood for the post at West Point. Wants Pickering to engage ten or twelve teams for the job. Requests that the actions taken be forwarded to General Henry Jackson. Includes seller's clipping.

GLC02485

8 November 1862

Holt, Joseph, 1807-1894

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry W. Halleck

Recommends Donn Piatt as a Judge Advocate to a particular military commission at Cincinnati.

GLC02490.10

23 April 1926

Lincoln, Robert T., 1843-1926

Typed letter signed

Title: to C.W. Goff

Declines an invitation to speak at a Memorial Day service in South Manchester, Connecticut because of ill health. Addressed to Goff as Chairman, Memorial Day Committee, South Manchester.

GLC02490.11

February 13, 1892

Nicolay, John G., 1832-1901

Autograph letter signed

Title: to F.N. Barrett

Thanks him for an extract of Gerrit Smith's comment on Abraham Lincoln. Mentions a problem with his eyesight.

GLC02490.12

20 March 1852

Seward, William Henry, 1801-1872

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Carey

Writes to Carey in Burlington, New Jersey. Thanks him for his recent letter. Mentions that the country is demoralized on the subject of home industry and that the "loco foco corpus," meaning some democratic body or group, cannot be removed by appeals.

GLC02490.13