Box BW 27

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William Dean Howells note to Caroline Ticknor on 1913 November 26, writing that he has been reading her book about her grandfather and Hawthorne with the greatest pleasure and remembers Mr. Ticknor even though he saw him for only a few moments.

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John Hay note to James R. Osgood asking him about the original photographs of engravings from (Ward Hill) Lamon's "The Life Of Abraham Lincoln." On the next page of the note, is a question from James Osgood to Benjamin Ticknor asking about the plates (engravings) and requesting a copy of Longfellow's book.

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Samuel Adams Drake note to Benjamin Ticknor about his health, the weather, and no plans to make a trip to Boston.

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Annie Fields note to Caroline Ticknor responding to her about her passport.

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John Bright letter to James R. Osgood thanking him for the volume on the life of James Greenleaf Whittier that was sent as a gift. He mentions his reverence for Whittier and praises his work against slavery in America.

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This collection contains a draft of Hugh McCulloch's poem "Sonnet." It is a single letter-sized sheet of laid paper of watermarked Alex Firie & Sons, Stonewood and written on one side only. It contains one major change in the first line and a lesser change in the penultimate line.

The poem was originally published in The Chap-Book, Vol. 2, May 1, 1895 p.467.

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This collection contains one original typed humerous in a handmade book. The book is bound with a faded silk tie at the spine, and made up of clippings, magazine pages, typed pages, and illustrations. A humorous epistolary story, it is told by a soldier stationed at Camp Lee outside Petersburg, Va., who falls in love with the voice of a woman who sells him a book over the phone from the longtime local booksellers T. S. Beckwith & Co.

Content Description This collection contains materials that document the evolution of the writing slate from stone book slate to native slate blackboards. This includes a slate book with 8 quartz paint pages with attached pencil holder,and another book with pencil holder and 6 quartz painted "slates". The cover of one is stamped in black and gold with a school scene and applied litho of two girls playing stick and ball. There is also a 1940 salesman kit with five loose photos of the National School Slate Co....

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This collection contains thirty-two freight receipts for agricultural goods shipped by John Dickinson from Liberty Depot, Virginia.

Content Description This is an autographed letter signed from M. McKennie at the University of Virginia to "Gen. T.W. Dillard" on 30 May 1859. This is likely Dr. Marcellus McKennie (1824-1890) to General Terisha Washington Dillard (1817-1863). In the letter, McKennie urges Dillard to not assemble his regiments at Charlottesville next year. McKennie fears that the young men will be greatly excited by the great number of places selling alcohol with and without licenses in Charlottesville, and that they will...

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This collection contains five miniature illustrated letters from "Emma Birdwhistle," a doll and fictitious character created by children's author Tasha Tudor. These letters were sent to a Miss Annabelle Greinor of Richmond, Virginia. They appear to be responses to fan mail sent to Emma.