Autograph letters signed and initialled from Oliver Wendell Holmes to various people [manuscript], 1880-1893.
Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894, sender.; Flower, Sarah, active 19th century, addressee.; Winter, William, 1836-1917, addressee.; Warner, Charles Dudley, 1829-1900, addressee.; Silsby, Mary R., 1843 or 1844-1916, addressee.; Hovey, Richard, 1864-1900, addressee.; Flower, Jane Georgiana Rosetta, active 19th century, addressee.; Flower, C. E. (Charles Edward), 1830-1892, addressee.; Fields, Annie, 1834-1915, addressee.; Childs, George William, 1829-1894, addressee.
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Autograph letters signed and initialled from Oliver Wendell Holmes to various people [manuscript], 1880-1893.
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25 items.
Associated name
Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894, sender.
Flower, Sarah, active 19th century, addressee.
Winter, William, 1836-1917, addressee.
Warner, Charles Dudley, 1829-1900, addressee.
Silsby, Mary R., 1843 or 1844-1916, addressee.
Hovey, Richard, 1864-1900, addressee.
Flower, Jane Georgiana Rosetta, active 19th century, addressee.
Flower, C. E. (Charles Edward), 1830-1892, addressee.
Fields, Annie, 1834-1915, addressee.
Childs, George William, 1829-1894, addressee.
Flower, Sarah, active 19th century, addressee.
Winter, William, 1836-1917, addressee.
Warner, Charles Dudley, 1829-1900, addressee.
Silsby, Mary R., 1843 or 1844-1916, addressee.
Hovey, Richard, 1864-1900, addressee.
Flower, Jane Georgiana Rosetta, active 19th century, addressee.
Flower, C. E. (Charles Edward), 1830-1892, addressee.
Fields, Annie, 1834-1915, addressee.
Childs, George William, 1829-1894, addressee.
Summary
Correspondents: George W. Childs, Mrs. [Annie?] Fields, Charles E. Flower, Mrs. William H. Flower, Mr. [Richard?] Hovey, Mrs. Horace Silsby, William Winter, and an unidentified person. Contents: nos. 1-7 to G.W. Childs concern Holmes' writing of a poem for the dedication of a fountain at Stratford-upon-Avon. Nos. 9-13 to Mr. and Mrs. C.E. Flower and to Mrs. W.H. Flower include Holmes' reminiscences about his visit to Stratford-upon-Avon. In no. 17 to William Winter, Holmes recalls seeing Mary Duff, [Edwin] Forrest, [John?] Cooper, and the elder Booth. Item 6 to G.W. Childs is in an envelope addressed to C.D. Warner. Also, 1 autograph and 1 typed copy of his "Address for the Opening of the Fith Avenue Theatre, New York, December 3, 1873;" 1 autograph, 1 typed, and 1 autograph signed printed copy of his "Poem for the Dedication of the Fountain at Stratford-on-Avon," August 29, 1887; a verse signed and dated by Holmes, Stratford-on-Avon, July 4, 1886; a misc. paper. Poems listed in the Folger card index of first lines.
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Y.c.1424 (1-25)
Folger accession
vs. cs. nos.