Letter from Stephen Longfellow to Jabez Kimball, December 10, 1797.

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Letter from Stephen Longfellow to Jabez Kimball, December 10, 1797.

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Stephen Longfellow wrote this letter to his friend Jabez Kimball on December 10, 1797. The letter was addressed to Kimball in London-Derry, where he was studying law. The letter is lighthearted, and Longfellow recounts various happenings at Harvard since Kimball's graduation the year before. Longfellow informs him of developments in Phi Beta Kappa, the Hasty Pudding Club, and his "attention to the ladies."

.31 cubic feet (1 letter). 7.25 x 12 in.

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