Autograph letter signed from Paul Hamilton Hayne, Augusta, Georgia, to William Winter [manuscript], 1874 March 19 Friday.

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Autograph letter signed from Paul Hamilton Hayne, Augusta, Georgia, to William Winter [manuscript], 1874 March 19 Friday.

Hayne writes that he admires Winter's poetry and discusses his cousin, Ada Clare.

2 leaves ; 25 x 20 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7960753

Folger Shakespeare Library

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Winter, William, 1836-1917

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American drama critic. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Tompkinsville (Staten Island, N.Y.), 17 April 1886, to Mrs. Tracy, 1886 Apr. 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270679284 Massachusetts native William Winter graduated from Harvard law school, but began his career as a journalist. He wrote for numerous journals before securing a position as drama critic at the New York Tribune. In addition to being one of the most influential critics of his day, ...

Hayne, Paul Hamilton, 1830-1886

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"Hayne, Paul Hamilton (1 Jan. 1830-6 July 1886), poet and man of letters, was born in Charleston, South Carolina, the son of Paul Hamilton Hayne, a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy, and Emily McElhenny, members of families prominent in politics, law, and religion. Two of the elder Hayne's brothers were U.S. senators, one of whom, Robert Young Hayne, was Daniel Webster's redoubtable opponent in the debates on Nullification and young Hayne's guardian after yellow fever caused the early death of his fat...

Young, Robert, 1927-2008

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Clare, Ada

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Ada Clare (1836-1874) was the pseudonym and later legal name of Jane McElhenney, a journalist, writer, actress, poet, and feminist, of Charleston, S.C., and New York, N.Y.; nicknamed "The Queen of Bohemia," she changed name from McElhenney to Ada Clare in 1857; author of book, Only a Woman's Heart (published 1866); daughter of James McElhenney and Joanna Caroline Wilson McElhenney; wife of J. Franklin Noyes; mother of Aubrey (Clare) Noyes (1859-c.1868), who was the son of pianist Louis Moreau Go...