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Catharine Maria Sedgwickto James Parton, 1865 5 p.

[Pleased to have got such a quick reply from him, she compliments him again on his writing; mentions the complaints of her cousin regarding the reading matter sent to the wounded soldiers, such as Harvey's Meditations, and "similar rubbish of philanthrop's libraries," not suitable reading among the bombs and suggests that his own books would be far better reading material, especially if he had unbound printed sheets, which could be stitched together in numbers to make them lighter and thus easier to carry and to handle; knows the difficulty in handling regular books ... from her own invalid's point of view; believes it would not be necessary for him to donate the books, there being enough philanthropists willing to buy them for that purpose; presently reading The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklinand is most impressed by it; tempted herself to do biography, she has come away from his books convinced that she did not have the gift; speaks about a sermon she has heard at her church in Stockbridge, parts of which impressed her; relates an anecdote of her brother Charles Sedgwickregarding his religious affiliation; mentions Stephen Girard; apologizes for writing at much length (against her doctor's orders), and for taking so much of his time]

  1. University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
  2. Catharine Maria Sedgwick Collection 1801-1865
  3. LETTERS

Catharine Maria Sedgwickto Mr. James Parton, 1865 8 p.

[Expresses admiration for James Parton's writings and his genius, especially fascinated by the central figures of his biographies Butler and Burr; calls the book on Burr the most exciting one she ever read; credits her special interest in Burr to personal acquaintance since her father had met him and Burr's sister, Mrs. Reeve, was a schoolmate and later an intimate friend of her mother; apologizes for possible blunders in her letter due to being an invalid, her eyesight reduced and her memory not too keen; talks about Burr's looks and his intellect, yet, in her opinion, with no conscience, no moral principle; speaks at length about the Life of Andrew Jacksonand the Federal Party; wonders if James Partonhas heard of her and mentions her nephew Theodore Sedgwickwho would have written "The History of the Federal Party" had he not died young]

  1. University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
  2. Catharine Maria Sedgwick Collection 1801-1865
  3. LETTERS

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