Nathaniel Parker Willis, Old Charlton, Kent, to Mary Russell Mitford, Reading, England, 1839

Extent:
3 p.
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[Says he has dedicated " Tortesa the Usurer" to her without her permission; says that this play and " Bianca Visconti Or The Heart Overtasked" have been so successful in Americathat he could buy a beautiful farm on the Susquehanna; sends book by Miss Sedgwick; talks about a book on travel in the making; encourages her to give up all other writing in favor of play writing where she is so very successful; talks about a planned trip to the south of Europe; urges her to join him and his wife.]

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