Richard Henry Dana Sr.to William A. Jones, 1853

Extent:
3 p.
Scope and content:

[Mentions daughter's poor health, his own aging, his Poems and Prose Writingsand lack of financial reward from writing, and Jones' publications; questions point of preparing lectures for publication; discusses his seashore home and dissatisfaction with Hammatt Billings' sketch of it in Homes of American Authors. Signature cut off and on of Dana Jr. glued on.]

Access and use

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University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
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