[Letter from Horatio Alger, Jr. to Rev. S.A. Barnard, Lansing, Michigan]. 1883 Jan. 16.

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[Letter from Horatio Alger, Jr. to Rev. S.A. Barnard, Lansing, Michigan]. 1883 Jan. 16.

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Letter from New York regarding the volume of poems he sent to Barnard. He writes that he began writing prose instead of poetry as it is much more lucrative. He writes of the sad losses in his family, his father, mother and a brother and sister all having died.

[3] p. on [1] leaf ; 18 x 23 cm.

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Alger, Horatio, Jr., 1832-1899

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American author From the guide to the Horatio Alger letter, 1888, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) American clergyman and author. From the description of How Johnny bought a sewing machine : autograph manuscript signed, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270132586 From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, to Elsie Leslie, 1890 Apr. 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270131643 From the descri...

Barnard, Stephen Alfred, 1802-1883

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