Emily Dickinson, Amherst, Mass., autograph letter signed to Thomas Wentworth Higginson, 27 September 1870

Item Information

Title:
Emily Dickinson, Amherst, Mass., autograph letter signed to Thomas Wentworth Higginson, 27 September 1870
Description:
Thanking him for visit, requesting Mrs. Lowell's poems.
Addressee:
Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823-1911
Author:
Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886
Name on Item:
Dickinson
Date:
September 27, 1870
Format:
Manuscripts
Letters/Correspondence
Genre:
Poetry
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Manuscripts (America)
Subjects:
Visiting
Poetry
Gratitude
Extent:
1 item (2 sheets) + 1 envelope
Permalink:
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Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
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Language:
English
Notes:
Title supplied by cataloger.
Poem included within this letter is "Trust adjusts her "Peradventure"," Johnson Poem 1161.
Notes (acquisition):
Donated to the Boston Public Library by Thomas Wentworth Higginson in 1911.
Notes (date):
Date from Johnson Letter 352.
Notes (citation):
References: Johnson, Thomas H., "The Letters of Emily Dickinson." (Cambridge, Mass., The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1958): Letter 352 and Johnson, Thomas H., "The Poems of Emily Dickinson." (Cambridge, Mass., The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1955): Poem 1161.
Accession #:
Ms. Am. 1093 (36)
Identifier:
BPL Higginson number: 65
BPL Higginson number: 65a
BPL Higginson number: 65b