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Manuscripts
Manuscript (holograph) of an early draft, in lecture form, of "An excursion to Canada" (later published as part of "A Yankee in Canada," 1866). Leaf 90 is a certificate by Thoreau of his measurement of a woodlot (1851 December 8). With a note appended by F.B. Sanborn, 1907.
mssHM 949
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Manuscripts
Manuscript (holograph), partly in pencil, of the final revised version of "An excursion to Canada," (later published as part of "A Yankee in Canada," 1866), with versos mostly blank, except for occasional notes and interpolations.
mssHM 953
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Manuscripts
Manuscript (holograph) of a revised version of Chapters I and II, incomplete, of "An Excursion to Canada" (later published as part of "A Yankee in Canada," 1866). 57 leaves, with versos blank except for occasional penciled notes.
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