Charles Fenno Hoffman letters, 1829-1861.

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Charles Fenno Hoffman letters, 1829-1861.

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The collection consists of three letters: two letters to his niece, Matilda Nicholas, 7 and 17 Oct. 1829, full of family news; the first is unsigned and unfinished, the second signed with the pseudonym Casper Crambo; also, to Henry Morford, 27 Sept. 1861, asking him to retract or substantiate charges made against Hoffman in a recent publication.

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Morford, Henry, 1823-1881

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Hoffman, Charles Fenno, 1806-1884

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Charles Fenno Hoffman was an American author and editor. Born in New York, he prepared to study law and joined his father's firm; upon his father's death, he decided to make his living in literature. He began by contributing anonymous essays and articles, and soon became an editor and one of the city's most visible writers. In addition to his editing accomplishments, Hoffman was perhaps best known for a series of essays written during his trip by horseback from New York to St. Louis, a hazardous...