Letters : Sunnyside, to George P. Paterson and James A. Murtland, 1852 Dec. 27 and 1857 Dec. 12.

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Letters : Sunnyside, to George P. Paterson and James A. Murtland, 1852 Dec. 27 and 1857 Dec. 12.

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Letters to George P. Paterson, 27 Dec. 1852, thanking Paterson for the books he sent and wishing the Paterson family a happy New Year; and to James A. Murttand, 12 Dec. 1857, discussing the manuscript that Murtland sent to Irving and encouraging Murttand to pursue his career as an author.

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Buffalo History Museum, Research Library

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Murtland, James A.

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Irving, Washington, 1783-1859

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Washington Irving (b. April 3, 1783, New York City-d. November 28, 1859, Sunnyside, Tarrytown, New York), American author, wrote his first popular work, A History of New York, under the pseudonym Diedrich Knickerbocker. He continued to write stories and essays which made him the outstanding figure in American literature of his time and established his reputation abroad. In 1826 Irving went to Spain to work at the American embassy in Madrid, then at the American legation in London, before returni...

Paterson, George P.

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