Letters received, 1850-1874.

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Letters received, 1850-1874.

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Sent to William Parsons Atkinson, Harvard Class of 1838 and an educator, the collection contains three letters from Emerson commenting on his busy schedule of lectures, one from Wendell Phillips in praise of Atkinson's latest book, and a poem by Anne I.N. Byron in homage to the author Eliza Lee Cabot Follen.

5 items, in folder.

Boston Athenaeum

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Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882

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Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803, Boston, Massachusetts– April 27, 1882, Concord, Massachusetts), American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, and poet who led the transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century.Epithet: American essayist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000621.0x000365 ...

Byron, Anne Isabella Milbanke Byron, Baroness, 1792-1860

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Anne Isabella Noel Byron, Lady Byron was the wife of the poet Lord Byron. In the years following their separation and his death, she dedicated herself to philanthropic causes, with a special interest in education of the poor. From the description of Lady Byron manuscript material : 75 items, 1809-1857 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 78251469 From the guide to the Lady Byron manuscript material : 97 items, 1809-1857, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzh...

Follen, Eliza Lee Cabot, 1787-1860

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Author and abolitionist. From the description of Eliza Lee Cabot Follen correspondence, 1859. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450292 Follen, antislavery worker and author of children's stories, lived in Boston, Mass. From the description of Letters, 1843-1846 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232007293 Bostonian; primarily children's writer; also wrote some adult fiction; wrote biography of her husband; worked actively in antislaver...

Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884

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Wendell Phillips (born November 29, 1811, Boston, Massachusetts – died February 2, 1884, Boston, Massachusetts), orator and reformer, was one of the leaders of the abolitionist movement in Boston, Massachusetts, wrote frequently for William Lloyd Garrison's Liberator, and eventually became president of the American Anti-Slavery Society. He contributed much to the cause through inflammatory speeches favoring the division of the Union and opposing the acquisition of Texas and the war with Mexico. ...

Atkinson, William P. (William Parsons), 1820-1890

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