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Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882. Autograph letter signed : Cambridge, Mass., to Hannah E. Davie, 1856 July 11.

Title: Autograph letter signed : Cambridge, Mass., to Hannah E. Davie, 1856 July 11.

Noting that Mrs. Longfellow is "so opposed to the return of the 'gay Lothario' that [he] must give up the idea of any change and let things go on as they are"; telling her that he is sending back her bank book.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 p.) ; 18cm.

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Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882. Autograph letter signed : Cambridge, Mass., to Hannah E. Davie, 1860 Sept. 21.

Title: Autograph letter signed : Cambridge, Mass., to Hannah E. Davie, 1860 Sept. 21.

Reporting that a "ship-letter ... postmarked 'Rochester'" has arrived for her; explaining that he is not sure whether to forward it to Boston or Nantasket. A postscript notes that he has decided to forward it to Mr. Bryant in Boston.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (4 p.) ; 17.6 cm.

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Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882. Autograph letter signed : Nahant, Mass., to Hannah E. Davie, 1860 July 31.

Title: Autograph letter signed : Nahant, Mass., to Hannah E. Davie, 1860 July 31.

Reporting that he just returned from Berkshire; saying that they will be sorry not to have her at their "little school in Cambridge"; noting that it is probably a good idea for her to stay with Mrs. Bryant since they cannot predict the success of their school; urging her to come to them in any emergency.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (4 p.) ; 17.6 cm.

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Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882. Autograph letter signed : Langham Hotel [London], to the Governesses' Benevolent Institution, 1868 July 3.

Title: Autograph letter signed : Langham Hotel [London], to the Governesses' Benevolent Institution, 1868 July 3.

Recommending Miss Hannah Davie as a governess.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (3 p.) ; 17.7.

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Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882. Autograph letter signed : Cambridge, Mass., to Hannah E. Davie, 1860 Oct. 15.

Title: Autograph letter signed : Cambridge, Mass., to Hannah E. Davie, 1860 Oct. 15.

Saying that it would be a pity "if such a true and loyal Briton" as Davie "should not have a sight of [her] Prince"; inviting her to come to the Appleton house to watch Prince Albert pass down Beacon Street.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (4 p.) ; 17.6 cm.

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Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882. Collection of autograph letters signed (9) : Cambridge, Nahant, and London, to Hannah E. Davie and the Governesses' Benevolent Institution, 1853 July 4-1868 July 3.

Title: Collection of autograph letters signed (9) : Cambridge, Nahant, and London, to Hannah E. Davie and the Governesses' Benevolent Institution, 1853 July 4-1868 July 3.

A collection of 8 autograph letters signed from Longfellow to Hannah Davie, former governess to his daughters, and 1 autograph letter from Longfellow to the Governesses' Benevolent Institution written on behalf of Hannah Davie. The collection also includes 12 scraps of paper with quotations written on them, possibly in Longfellow's hand. Letters in the collection have been described in separate records (MA 233.1-9); the 12 scraps of paper have been described as a collection (MA 233.10).

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (10 items), bound : ill. (port.) ; 26.6 cm. + envelopes.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270591820 View

Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882. Autograph letter signed : Cambridge, Mass., to Hannah E. Davie, 1853 July 4.

Title: Autograph letter signed : Cambridge, Mass., to Hannah E. Davie, 1853 July 4.

Thanking her for a "nice little souvenir" she sent him; reporting that Mrs. Nathan Appleton has been in Newport; saying that they are glad Davie is happy in Andover; inviting her to visit them in Nahant in July; mentioning shared acquaintances; sending greetings from his wife and noting that Mrs. Longfellow also wrote to Davie.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (4 p.) ; 17.7 cm.

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Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882. Autograph letter signed : Cambridge, Mass., to Hannah E. Davie, 1855 Oct. 15.

Title: Autograph letter signed : Cambridge, Mass., to Hannah E. Davie, 1855 Oct. 15.

Telling her that he will get her deposit from the bank "any day that [she] will come out with [her] little book"; saying that others will have better advice about the best way of transmitting the money to her brother; inviting her to visit them in Cambridge during this "golden weather."

ArchivalResource: 1 item (3 p.) ; 15.3 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/664732129 View

Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882. Autograph letter signed with initials : Nahant, Mass., to Hannah E. Davie, 1865 July 24.

Title: Autograph letter signed with initials : Nahant, Mass., to Hannah E. Davie, 1865 July 24.

Describing his family's activities at Nahant; reporting that lessons for the children "are reduced to a minimum" of "only the accomplishments -- piano-forte practice and French"; mentioning that he is reading Wilkie Collins' Armadale.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (4 p.) ; 16.7 cm.

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Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882. Autograph letter signed : Cambridge, Mass., to Hannah E. Davie, 1862 June 17.

Title: Autograph letter signed : Cambridge, Mass., to Hannah E. Davie, 1862 June 17.

Telling her that he and his sons have returned [from a visit to Niagra Falls and Montreal]; reporting that his son Erny is "very feverish and ill"; saying that it "would be a pity to break up [her] visit to the seaside," but acknowledging that they will "all be very glad to see her"; admitting that the "bright, cool, June day" feels "dreary" to him.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (4 p.) ; 18cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/664735090 View