John James Piatt letters to A.D. Vorce, 1865-1866.

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John James Piatt letters to A.D. Vorce, 1865-1866.

The collection consists of three letters from Piatt to Vorce, 1865-1866, including: 10 June 1865, about photographs, his writing, his collaborator W.D. Howells, closing with an eleven-line poem, One of two; 19 March 1866, about the delay of his latest book, with news of Howells, asking for news of Stedman; 18 April 1866, asking about a copy of the book The Old Sergeant, will write the author if necessary, commenting on Matthew Arnold's work, and expressing concern over his latest book, as the publisher is "burnt out."

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Vorce, A. D.

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Piatt, John James, 1835-1917

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Poet and journalist. From the description of Letter, 1878 January 11, Cincinnati, Ohio, to city editor of Boston evening journal. (University of Toledo). WorldCat record id: 14993504 American poet John James Piatt was born in Indiana, worked for the Ohio State Journal, and attended college in Ohio but did not graduate. He worked variously in journalism and as a civil servant in Washington, D.C., and eventually became United States consul in Cork, Ireland. He produced several...