Sophia Hawthorne autograph letter to [Annie Adams Fields, Concord], 11 October [18]63

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Title:
Sophia Hawthorne autograph letter to [Annie Adams Fields, Concord], 11 October [18]63
Description:
Could not be consoled for their silences if all Eternity were not ahead. Mr. Hawthorne is not well; he is of too fine porcelain "to become acclimated among these rude shocks and airs." Is grieved that anyone found malice in [Our Old Home]; Speaks of the dedication to Franklin Pierce. Fragment, incomplete.
Author:
Hawthorne, Sophia Peabody, 1809-1871
Addressee:
Fields, Annie, 1834-1915
Date:
October 11, 1863
Format:
Manuscripts
Letters/Correspondence
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
MS C.1.11 Box 1 Folder 40 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Sophia Hawthorne correspondence with James and Annie Fields, 1851-1904
Subjects:
Authors' spouses
Women authors, American
Authors, American--19th century--Correspondence
Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864
Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869
Places:
Massachusetts > Middlesex (county) > Concord
Extent:
1 sheet (4 p.)
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/wh247k42x
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Language:
English
Notes:
Title supplied by cataloger.
Notes (date):
Date from item or from supporting materials.
Call #:
MS C.1.11 Box 1 Folder 40
Barcode:
39999085841268