Manuscripts

Kate Sanborn letter to Samuel Clemens

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Description: In this letter, Sanborn is telling Clemens to not send her "either of the books," for which she had asked. She states that "Doxey will get me...[one] and the other I shall not have time to read. I ought not to have suggested it - you are so busy. Sincerely, Kate Sanborn." The letter is dated "July 2."
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: before 1910.
Call number: mssHM 79098
Creator: Sanborn, Kate (1839-1917)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from A.A.A., Conant Sale, #25, November 1923.
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Cyrus Townsend Brady letter to James Carleton Young

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Transcription: "Dear James: Did I return you the copy, On the old Kearsarge you sent me to sign or not? I have been worrying since I am not sure about this matter. Pls. Joy. Yours Sincerely, Cyrus Townsend Brady. Mr. Jas Carleton Young --"

mssHM 29221

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John Burroughs letters to "Dear Sir,"

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John Burroughs wrote this letter from West Park, New York. It reads: "Yours of the 20th was duly read. I am writing very little these days, and am cautious about binding myself by promises. But if I should chance to have anything that would be suitable for your columns I will let you have it. Very sincerely John Burroughs."

mssHM 82587

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J. J. (Joseph John) Thomson letter to Gilbert Stead

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Letter by Thomson to fellow British physicist Gilbert Stead. The letter reads as follows "Dear Mr. Stead, It was a very great pleasure to me to receive your letter for I remember very well how much I owed to your help during the time I was on the Commission. I hope it will not be long before we meet again. Yours very sincerely, J. J. Thomson." The letter was written in Cambridge.

mssHM 80254

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S. P. (Samuel Pierpont) Langley letter to Henry S. Mackintosh

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This letter was written by Langley to Henry S. Mackintosh, an American teacher and author. It is on Smithsonian Institution letterhead. The letter reads as follows: "I am very glad to see your hand again, and perhaps I can best answer your inquiry by enclosing you a copy of a report from the Administrative Assistant in the National Museum, in reference to the feathered cloak. If you wish anything more done through the Museum, let me know, though I rather think you would do quite as well with private parties. Very sincerely yours, S. P. Langley."

mssHM 80278

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Elizabeth Benton (Lily) Frémont letter to Clara Stanton Howe

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Miss Frémont writes that she is leaving town for a month and that a lady with a subscription book for the F.F. Society called on her that day, but she didn't have time to look into the matter. Miss Frémont told the caller that all connections to that society are now through her (Mrs. Howe) and that she would see her about it when she got back unless the matter was pressing. In that case, Mrs. Howe could write her at Long Beach. The letter is signed: Yours sincerely, E. Benton Frémont, Los Angeles, Thursday afternoon.

mssHM 16698

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Wallce Stevens letters to Wilson E. Taylor

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HM 80452. Typewritten letter signed by Wallace Stevens to Wilson E. Taylor reads, "Dear Taylor: Thanks for the clipping from the Herald-Tribune. I shall bear this in mind. Apparently the thing will open until autumn. I have visited this particular museum several times; it is quite a different matter from an ordinary museum. Yours, W. Stevens."

mssHM 80452-80453

Kate Sanborn letter to Samuel Clemens

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