Smith, Samuel Francis, 1808-1895 to J. Wiley Edmands
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05508.230.01 Author/Creator: Smith, Samuel Francis, 1808-1895 Place Written: Newton Center, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 29 January 1864 Pagination: 2 p. + env. 20.7 x 12.5 cm Order a Copy
Smith writes to Edmands to provide the words for "My Country 'Tis of Thee" (GLC05505.230.02). Smith comments that the song's chief merit is the occasion and circumstances in which it was produced, referring to providing momentary joy during the suffering of the Civil War.
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