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An excursion to Canada : early draft

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Description: 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.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: [1851-1853].
Call number: mssHM 949
Creator: Thoreau, Henry David (1817-1862)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from Anderson Galleries, Huntington-Bixby sale, Feb. 26-March 1, 1917 (lot 1062), 1917.
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An excursion to Canada : final revised version

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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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An excursion to Canada : revised version of chaps. I and II, incomplete

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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.

mssHM 950

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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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A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers : early draft

Manuscripts

Manuscript (holograph) of an early draft, incomplete, of "A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers" by Henry David Thoreau.

mssHM 13195

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A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers : fragments of an early draft

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Manuscript (holograph) of two fragments of an early draft of "A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers" by Henry David Thoreau.

mssHM 13194

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Journal : fragments

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Manuscript (holograph) of fragments of the journal of Henry David Thoreau in 3 envelopes. Envelope I contains 30 leaves are assigned by F.B. Sanborn to a period before 1848, including 20 consecutive leaves for 1843 September 24-1844 January 7. Envelope II contains 52 leaves said by Sanborn to be portions of a Journal volume covering the greater part of 1848, the whole of 1849, and more than 3 months of 1850. There is a partial index to this volume in Thoreau's hand. Envelope III contains a miscellaneous group of 13 leaves, dated about 1842-1850 that were segregated by reasons of publication.

mssHM 13182

An excursion to Canada : early draft

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