Sarah Orne Jewett letters, 1877 June 15 - circa 1881-1890.

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Title:
Sarah Orne Jewett letters, 1877 June 15 - circa 1881-1890.
Date:
June 15, 1877 to circa 1890
Creator:
Jewett, Sarah Orne, 1849-1909
Description:
Collection consists of two autograph manuscript letters written by Sarah Orne Jewett. The first is addressed to a Mr. Sawyer, the editor of a new journal, declining to send him anything to print in his first issue, as she has been ill and doesn't wish to write something in a hurry. She sends him "hearty good wishes for the success of his magazine," asks him to send her a prospectus, and "suppose[s] that, like all editors, you have more verses than you wish to print." The letter is on a single sheet of folded paper with writing on three pages dated 1877 June 15 and written from South Berwick, [Maine]. The second letter is a sympathy note written on mourning stationery and addressed to Miss [Lucy] Coffin dated 26 December, but lacking a year. A Boston address appears at the top. Jewett expresses sympathy for the loss of Miss Coffin's father from both her and her companion Mrs. Field, and reminisces about a day they had spent together in Newburyport. Jewett references John Greenleaf Whittier, who was a student of Lucy's cousin Joseph while at Dartmouth College. The Coffin Family was prominent in New England and lived in Newbury, Massachusetts for many generations.
Subject:
Format:
correspondence
Language:
English
Extent:
0.1 linear ft. (2 items)
Digital Collection:
Sarah Orne Jewett letters, 1877 June 15 - circa 1881-1890.
Source Collection:
Sarah Orne Jewett letters
Rights:
Free Re-Use
No Copyright - United States
Identifier:
  • 007808074
  • d99e3a241080e51fa7b9bb191975b20f
  • jewettsarah
  • cbmst168001
  • ark:/87924/r4v124z80
  • ea4e1881-9619-4660-abcf-3dd0742e5304
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