Frances Sargent Osgood letter, poem, and portrait, ca. 1840.

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Frances Sargent Osgood letter, poem, and portrait, ca. 1840.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/54667699

The collection consists of three items, including: letter to Mrs. Skinner, 12 Dec. n.y., assuring her of the Osgoods' best wishes, and hoping for an opportunity to atone for their seeming inattention; ms. poem, Anna's picture, describing a pencil sketch of the eponymous Anna, which was published in 1836; photoengraved portrait of Frances Sargent Osgood, signed J. Rogers, N.Y.

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Osgood, Frances Sargent Locke, 1811-1850

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Frances Sargent Osgood (née Locke; June 18, 1811 – May 12, 1850) was an American poet and one of the most popular women writers during her time. Nicknamed "Fanny", she was also famous for her exchange of romantic poems with Edgar Allan Poe. Frances Sargent Locke was born in Boston, Massachusetts to Joseph Locke, a wealthy merchant, and his second wife, Mary Ingersoll Foster. Her father's first wife, Martha Ingersoll, was the sister of Mary, his second wife. Mary was also the widow of Benjamin...