Papers of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow [manuscript], 1870-1875.

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Papers of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow [manuscript], 1870-1875.

Note on Dante's Inferno, VI, 69 [On reverse, a notation: "note is in the handwriting of Mr. Longfellow, for his comment on The Divine Comedy C. E. Norton, 1895."] 1870 (2 pp.). Longfellow poem: "Daybreak" 1875 March 13 (2 pp.). Longfellow to Mrs. [Thomas Potts] James [Appreciates annotations and suggestions made by correspondent. "This is sound criticism, from which one may profit, as I shall endeavor to do, without delay." News photo tipped in on blank 3rd page. Not part of original letter.] 1870 June 28 (2 pp.). Also included are two engravings with head and shoulder view, no date.

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