Papers of George Pope Morris [manuscript] 1830-1860.

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Papers of George Pope Morris [manuscript] 1830-1860.

The collection contains the poems "Woodman spare that tree," "Deliver us from evil," "The land of Washington," and "Up the Hudson," and one beginning "In the 'upper circle' moves a famous man." In his correspondence Morris thanks George Virtue for a literary notice and requests some books. He urges Fanny Elssl to contribute her services to a benefit, comments to P. T. Barnum on a quarrel of the latter with Lola Montez's agent, advises Richard Henry Stoddard to ignore the criticism of Robert Shelton Mackenzie, fulfills a request from James Parton, invites Brantz Mayer to visit, thanks William G. Bryan, arranges to meet Thomas Bailey Aldrich and complements Jane Marsh Parker on her poetry. There are also miniature portraits of Morris and his wife, engravings of "Our contributors", an illustration for Woodman, and the frontispiece for the 1853 edition of his poetry. The engraving plate for the latter is also present [4 items].

25 items.

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University of Virginia. Library

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