Letter : Hartford, Conn., to Mrs. Thomas Wentworth Higginson, 1880 Oct. 30.

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Letter : Hartford, Conn., to Mrs. Thomas Wentworth Higginson, 1880 Oct. 30.

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A humorous letter responding to a solicitation on behalf of the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. He complies with pain "... for I have a baby downstairs that kept me awake several hours... it occurs every night... Yes, I am bitter against your Society for I think the idea is all wrong..." Forms part of the Higginson/Fields Autograph Album.

1 item (3 p.), in album ; 38 cm.

Boston Athenaeum

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