Emily Dickinson, Amherst, Mass., autograph letter signed to Thomas Wentworth Higginson, March 1872

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Item Information

Title:
Emily Dickinson, Amherst, Mass., autograph letter signed to Thomas Wentworth Higginson, March 1872
Description:
Sending condolences on death of her brother.
Addressee:
Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823-1911
Author:
Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886
Name on Item:
Dickinson
Date:
March 1872
Format:
Manuscripts
Letters/Correspondence
Genre:
Poetry
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Manuscripts (America)
Subjects:
Death
Higginson, Francis John, 1806-1872
Extent:
1 item (1 sheet)
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/kh04mw40m
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Language:
English
Notes:
Title supplied by cataloger.
Poem included within the letter is the second stanza of "Immortal is an ample word," Johnson Poem 1205.
Notes (acquisition):
Donated to the Boston Public Library by Thomas Wentworth Higginson in 1911.
Notes (date):
Date from Johnson Letter 371.
Notes (citation):
References: Johnson, Thomas H., "The Letters of Emily Dickinson." (Cambridge, Mass., The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1958 : Letter 371 and Johnson, Thomas H., "The Poems of Emily Dickinson." (Cambridge, Mass., The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1955): Poem 1205.
Accession #:
Ms. Am. 1093 (42)
Identifier:
BPL Higginson number: 75