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Calendar for March : index to the Journal, approximately 1860

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Description
Manuscript (holograph). With marginal note on page 1 by Franklin Benjamin Sanborn. Written on the reverse of portions of Thoreau's "Plea for John Brown" (not in sequence).
Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
approximately 1860
Call number
mssHM 13202
Creator
Thoreau, Henry David (1817-1862)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Purchased from Anderson Galleries, Huntington-Bixby-Church sale, no. 906, 1916.
Restrictions
RESTRICTED. Available with curatorial approval. Requires extended retrieval and delivery time.
Dimensions
9 5/8 x 7 3/4 in
Associated people
Bixby, William K. (1857-1931,)
Sanborn, F. B. (1831-1917.)
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