Autograph letter signed : London, to [Roland] Thaxter, 1885 Apr. 19.

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Autograph letter signed : London, to [Roland] Thaxter, 1885 Apr. 19.

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Expressing his love for "the memory of [Thaxter's] father," Levi Thaxter; sending 7 lines of poetry; asking him to tell his mother, Celia Thaxter, that he considers her "as a dear daughter rather than mere acquaintance after the worldly fashion."

1 item (2 p.) ; 17.8 cm.

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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Thaxter, Levi

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Levi Lincoln Thaxter, son of Levi Lincoln and Nabby Howe Thaxter, was born in Watertown, Ma. 1821. Thaxter spent a lot of time away from home, travelling with two of his sons and pursuing interests in botany and ornithology. His wife was the celebrated poet Celia Thaxter. From the description of Papers of Levi Lincoln Thaxter, 1860-1875 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 175317085 ...

Thaxter, Roland, 1858-1932

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American botanist. Educated at Harvard University (A.B. 1882, Ph.D. 1888). Assistant Professor of Cryptogamic Botany at Harvard, 1891-1901; Professor of Cryptogamic Botany, 1901-1919; Professor Emeritus, to 1932. Honorary Curator of Farlow Herbarium, Harvard. American editor of Annals of Botany. From the description of Papers of Roland Thaxter, 1882-1933 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 177498276 ...

Browning, Robert, 1812-1889

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Robert Browning was a British poet. Born on May 7, 1812, Browning wrote his first major work,"Pauline: a fragment of a confession" at the age of twenty. He married Elizabeth Barrett in 1826 and with her encouragement went on to become one of the major Victorian poets. From the description of Robert Browning collection of papers, [1835?]-1933 bulk ([1835?]-1889). (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122615581 Browning was an English poet. From the descri...

Thaxter, Celia, 1835-1894

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American poet and water-colorist. From the description of Letters, 1872-1894. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 233101484 Celia Laighton Thaxter was an American poet and essayist who lived much of her life in the Isles of Shoals, at first on White Island and later in a large cottage her brothers built for their parents on the island of Appledore, in which she eventually died. The family ran a hotel, Appledore House, which, along with Celia's cottage, burned...