George William Curtis letters, 1855-1883.

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George William Curtis letters, 1855-1883.

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The collection consists of six letters: to My dear sir (Mr. Briggs), 11 Feb. 1855, responding to his note with an autograph; to Dear sir (Mr. Shinn), 5 Feb. 1865, about collecting money for Shinn's brother's wife; to Dear sir (Mr. Palmer), 25 Oct. 1872, declining an invitation due to a previous engagement; to My dear Mr. Colfax, 10 July 1874, about his admiration for Charles Sumner, and the difficulties of a public life; to Dear sir (Mr. ?) noting he had asked for reserved seat tickets, with congratulations about the concert; to Dear sir, 26 March 1883, commenting on a book of French history.

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Curtis, George William, 1824-1892

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George William Curtis (February 24, 1824 – August 31, 1892) was an American writer and public speaker, born in Providence, Rhode Island, of New Englander ancestry. A Republican, he spoke in favor of African-American equality and civil rights. Curtis, the son of George and Mary Elizabeth (Burrill) Curtis, was born in Providence on February 24, 1824. His mother died when he was two. At six he was sent with his elder brother to school in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, where he remained for fi...

Harper & Brothers.

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Correspondence (129 letters) and typescript (unsigned) revisions and notes, 1954, (23 p.) concerning the publication of The Scope of Total Architecture by Walter Gropius. Includes 22 letters from Gropius. From the description of Correspondence with Walter Gropius, 1952-1956. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612369957 Publishing firm in New York City. From the description of Harper & Brothers Records 1817-1929. (Columbia University In the City of New ...