Letter, 1830 May 13, to "Dear Sir" [manuscript].

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Letter, 1830 May 13, to "Dear Sir" [manuscript].

In the letter Irving writes refusing a "request of a contribution to your elegant miscellany." Irving promises to remain silent about the offer.

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University of Virginia. Library

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Washington Irving (b. April 3, 1783, New York City-d. November 28, 1859, Sunnyside, Tarrytown, New York), American author, wrote his first popular work, A History of New York, under the pseudonym Diedrich Knickerbocker. He continued to write stories and essays which made him the outstanding figure in American literature of his time and established his reputation abroad. In 1826 Irving went to Spain to work at the American embassy in Madrid, then at the American legation in London, before returni...

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