Benson John Lossing to Elbridge Henry

Extent:

4 p.

Scope and content:

[Describes his efforts, long hours and strain, in writing his recent books. Speaks of visit to the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibitionwhere "[we] spent the evening at Mr. Drexel's who gave a reception to Dom Pedro." Says his latest work The American Centenarywas issued in a superb and too costly volume---$20 in `half-calf' and muslin and contains . . . a great deal from my storehouse of facts."]

Names:

Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition
Benson John Lossing
Elbridge Henry

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