George William Curtis letters, 1867-1880.

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George William Curtis letters, 1867-1880.

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The collection consists of seven letters, including: to Ticknor & Fields, 26 March 1867, acknowledging receipt of $25.00 for Christopher Pearse Cranch's poem used in the April issue of Atlantic; to Mr. Dearborn, 22 May 1871, declining an invitation; to My dear sir, 17 Aug. 1871, "are we agreed upon Monday Nov. 27?"; to Gentlemen, 20 Dec. 1871, declining an invitation to honor a colleague, but sending congratulations; to Dear sirs, 17 Feb. 1872, enclosing six dollars for the purchase of the Drake dictionary of American biography; brief comments on Bayard Taylor (for publication after his death); letter to My dear Sir, 10 April 1880, sending a few words and commenting on his photograph.

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Curtis, George William, 1824-1892

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George William Curtis (February 24, 1824 – August 31, 1892) was an American writer and public speaker, born in Providence, Rhode Island, of New Englander ancestry. A Republican, he spoke in favor of African-American equality and civil rights. Curtis, the son of George and Mary Elizabeth (Burrill) Curtis, was born in Providence on February 24, 1824. His mother died when he was two. At six he was sent with his elder brother to school in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, where he remained for fi...

Ticknor and Fields

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Ticknor and Fields of Boston, Massachusetts was the premier "literary" publishing house in the United States during the middle years of the nineteenth century. Ticknor and Fields originated in the firm of Allen and Ticknor established in 1832. The partners in Ticknor and Fields were William D. Ticknor (one of the partners in Allen and Ticknor) and James T. Fields, who entered the firm as a junior partner in 1843. Fields edited the Atlantic monthly from 1861-1870. Fields was also a wri...

Taylor, Bayard, 1825-1878

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Author, translator, and traveler. From the description of Papers of Bayard Taylor, 1856-1878. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71064729 American journalist. From the description of Papers of Bayard Taylor [manuscript], 1847-1878. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647972079 From the description of Poem and letter, 1877 June 26, n.d. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647972081 From the description of Letter to a member of the...