Letter from Oliver Johnson, Yaphank, L.I., [N.Y.], to Samuel May, July 10, 1887
Description:
Johnson expresses his pleasure with Professor Alexander Johnston's letter. He says that Houghton, Mifflin and Company "have done well to bounce" Eli Thayer. He sends letters from E. P. Walton, James Hutchinson, and Jacob Heaton.
Holograph, signed.
Title supplied by cataloger.
This letter is not explicitly addressed to Samuel May, but its contents follow the correspondence between the two men during this time period.