Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Farm, [Kittery Point, Me.], 29 October [18]84

Item Information

Title:
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Farm, [Kittery Point, Me.], 29 October [18]84
Description:
Will be in town Monday; thanks her for her information about clothes. Most of her money goes into a "hopeless bottomless pit." Has written a New Year's song for St. Nicholas. Speaks of Charles Reade's comment on Hawthorne. Enclosed is a pressed sunflower. Appended is a stamped envelope addressed to "Mrs. James T. Fields."
Author:
Thaxter, Celia, 1835-1894
Addressee:
Fields, Annie, 1834-1915
Name on Item:
C. T.
Date:
October 29, 1884
Format:
Manuscripts
Letters/Correspondence
Objects/Artifacts
Genre:
Flowers
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
MS C.1.38 Box 2 Folder 4 (210-229) (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
Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864
St. Nicholas (New York, N.Y.)
Places:
Maine
Extent:
3 sheets (3 p.) + 1 envelope + 1 pressed flower
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/qb98p4452
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 2 F4 (219)
Barcode:
39999085841359