Letters, to Eugene Field, 1889-1895.

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Letters, to Eugene Field, 1889-1895.

Chiefly concern book collecting and his 1891 publication in a limited ed. of Field's "Echoes from the Sabine Farm," translated from Horace. Also included is a copy in Wilson's holograph of G. Smith's "The spring of Bandusia, " a translation of Horace's Od. III, 13.

11 items. Holographs signed.

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University of Michigan

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Wilson, Francis, 1854-1935

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American actor. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [New York], 8 April 1891, to an unidentified recipient, 1891 Apr. 8. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270679262 Francis Wilson was an attorney working out of his own firm in Santa Fe. From the guide to the Francis Wilson Files, 1927-1962, (School for Advanced Research) Actor, author, lecturer; first president of the Actor's Equity Association. From the description of Franc...

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Field, Eugene, 1850-1895

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Eugene Field, an American writer, was born in 1850 to Rosewell Field and Frances Reed. After his mother's death in 1856, he and his brother were sent to live with a cousin in Amherst, Massachusetts. He studied at Williams College from 1868-69. He then studied for a short time at Knox College in Illinois and at the University of Missouri. He married Julia Sutherland Comstock on October 16, 1873. He wrote weekly newspaper columns and also published volumes of poetry and prose. Field died on Novemb...