Letter, [New York], 14th February 1880, to the editor of the Independent [i.e. Henry Chandler Bowen].

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Letter, [New York], 14th February 1880, to the editor of the Independent [i.e. Henry Chandler Bowen].

Content of letter: "I send you by express the ms. of a narrative poem, for which I should be very glad if you could find a place in your valuable journal."

A.L.S. 2 fols., 16 x 13 cm.

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Bowen, Henry Chandler, 1813-1896

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