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General Phenomena for April; Phenomena for Feb. 1860 : indexes to the Journal, 1851-1860

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Description
Manuscript (holograph) of notes by Henry David Thoreau of natural phenomena for April, 1851-1860, used as an index to Thoreau's journal. Laid into a folder bearing a note by F. B. Sanborn. Partly written on the reverse of portions of a draft of Thoreau's "Plea for John Brown."
Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1851-1860
Call number
mssHM 13203
Creator
Thoreau, Henry David (1817-1862)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Purchased from Anderson Galleries, Huntington-Bixby-Church sale, no. 907, 1916.
Restrictions
RESTRICTED. Available with curatorial approval. Requires extended retrieval and delivery time.
Dimensions
chiefly 9 3/4 x 7 3/4 in, with 1 leaf 7 x 4 1/4 in.
Associated people
Bixby, William K. (1857-1931,)
Sanborn, F. B. (1831-1917.)
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