Letters to Henry David Thoreau [manuscript], 1861 April 9 & 13.

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Letters to Henry David Thoreau [manuscript], 1861 April 9 & 13.

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Pillsbury requests copies of four poems; questions the use of poetry in a nation threatened by war; and thanks Thoreau for a parcel and letter.

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University of Virginia. Library

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University of Virginia. Library

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