Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Appledore, Isles of Shoals, N.H., 24 February 1869

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Title:
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Appledore, Isles of Shoals, N.H., 24 February 1869
Description:
Expects to be moored there while Mr. Thaxter and the younger boys are tramping in Florida. Praises the "Bee and Rose"; asks who wrote "Sea-Gulls" in the November Atlantic. Verso: Note in Mrs. Fields' hand assigning authorship to W.L. Fawcett. For Mrs. Fields' poem see The Singing Shepherd and Other Poems, p. 51.
Author:
Thaxter, Celia, 1835-1894
Addressee:
Fields, Annie, 1834-1915
Name on Item:
Celia Thaxter
Date:
February 24, 1869
Format:
Manuscripts
Letters/Correspondence
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
MS C.1.38 Box 1 Folder 2 (1-47) (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Celia Thaxter correspondence with Annie Fields, 1869-1893
Subjects:
Poets, American--19th century--Correspondence
Authors, American--19th century--Correspondence
Artists--United States
United States--Social life and customs--19th century
Thaxter, Levi
Places:
Maine > York (county) > Appledore Island (island)
Extent:
1 sheet (3 p.)
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/qb98nn450
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Language:
English
Notes:
Title supplied by cataloger.
Item includes handwritten letter with typewritten transcription.
Notes (date):
Date from item or from supporting materials.
Call #:
MS C.1.38 Box 1 F2 (1)
Barcode:
39999085841342