Letter from James Thomas Fields to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, n.d.

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University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

University of Virginia

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Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110

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Preferred citation:

Letter from James Thomas Fields to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Accession # 6976-r, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Summary

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Letter from James Thomas Fields to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Accession # 6976-r, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

In this letter to Professor [Henry Wadsworth] Longfellow, J[ames]T[homas]Fields asks Longfellow to take his extra copy of Ballads and Other Poemsin return for one of the Voices of the Nightso that he could complete his set of Longfellow's books. He also suggests that Longfellow's inscription in the book "will enhance its value"!

Processing information:

This holding was transferred on January 6, 1988.

Physical description:

This holding consists of a single letter, ALS, 3p.