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Sir Walter Raleigh : first draft

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    Sir Walter Raleigh : final draft

    Manuscripts

    Manuscript (holograph) of a final draft of an essay on Sir Walter Raleigh by Henry David Thoreau, with corrections in pencil. Some leaves cut.

    mssHM 943

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    A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers : early draft, incomplete

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    Manuscript (holograph) of an early, incomplete draft of "Monday" and "Tuesday" of "A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers" by Henry David Thoreau, with annotations by F. B. Sanborn. 5 leaves have been torn and repaired. Includes separated binding, housed separately.

    mssHM 956

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    Prometheus Bound of Aeschylus : first draft of a translation into English

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    Manuscript (holograph) of the first draft of a translation by Henry David Thoreau of Prometheus Bound, translated from Aeschylus. With some notes and changes in pencil.

    mssHM 926

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    Love and Friendship : draft of an essay

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    Manuscript (holograph) draft of an essay on "Love" and "Chastity and Sensuality." With two marginal annotations by F. B. Sanborn.

    mssHM 13196

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    A course of lectures on Cape Cod : draft

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    Manuscript (holograph) of a draft of "Cape Cod" with later notes, corrections, and additions, bearing the title: "A Course of Lectures on Cape Cod." Some leaves are torn.

    mssHM 13206

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    Independence : poem, early draft

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    Manuscript (holograph) of an early draft of "Independence," a poem in 4 stanzas of 4 lines each. On the reverse: 2 stanzas of verse (in pencil).

    mssHM 13186