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Contains a letter from Louisa May Alcott to a Miss Gosland, from Boston. Alcott acknowledges writing A Modern Mephistopheles. Dated November 12, approximately 1886.

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Contains a letter from Louisa May Alcott to a Miss Smith, in which she thanks an unknown friend for a gift of pressed ferns which she will use to "garland the pictures of my dear mother & the home of the absent sister far away in France." Ink autograph lettercard. This note is unknown to the Calendar of Alcott Letters. Dated December 25, approximately 1878.

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Contains a letter from Louisa May Alcott to a Mr. Moore; ink ALS on stationery with a large "A" monogram on the first page. Item is a witty letter commenting that: "As Concord boasts of sixty-nine spinsters, all more or less given to keeping the ball rolling, escort duty is somewhat severe even for a gallant cadet. So I trust that his recent labors have not been too much for the 'victim.'" Letter undated, dated approximately 1862-1888.

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Contains a letter from Louisa May Alcott, in Boston, Massachusetts, to an R. W. Kempshall discussing the publication of her "Hospital Sketches." Dated May 20, approximately 1879.

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Contains a letter from Louisa May Alcott to a Mrs. Bush, origin unspecified, regarding the sudden death of Louisa's cousin. Dated November 24, approximately 1878.

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Contains a letter from Louisa May Alcott to a Mrs. Start, written from Concord (Massachusetts). She asks for subscriptions to be sent to Mrs. A. Wheeler and Mrs. George Penniman. Letter dated only April 27, approximately 1862-1888.

Scope and Contents Contains a letter from Louisa May Alcott to a Samuel E. Sewall (ALS, signed L.M.A.) regarding the impending sale of the Orchard House, where the Alcott family had lived for years, to William Torrey Harris, philosopher and friend of Bronson Alcott, for a sale price of $3500. Reveals information about May Alcott's share in the Orchard House; Louisa's relations with her brother-in-law Ernest Nieriker; her attitude toward guardianship of her niece Lulu; and her father's health and capabilities....

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Contains a 1 sheet, double-sided note from Louisa May Alcott "To the librarian at Carter's" [Carter and Pettee] at Concord, Massachusetts, asking for "Under the Greenwood Tree" by Hardy, or "The Marquis of Letoriere" or "The Wooing O't" or "Lady Betty's Governess" to be sent to her. Undated, but dated approximately 1873.

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Contains a letter from Louisa May Alcott to a "Mr. Higginson" (Thomas Wentworth), written from Concord (Massachusetts). Alcott discusses her latest story, (Hospital Sketches, published in August 1863), and the dialects used by the "contraband." She also expresses her desire to enlist again as a cook or nurse in the Union war effort. Dated November 12 (approximately 1862).

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Contains a letter from Louisa May Alcott to a Mrs. Rogers (Emma Savage Rogers), from Concord, Massachusetts. Letter introduces a Miss Fannie Farnham of Philadelphia who wishes to enter the Decorative Art School as a free pupil. The envelope, addressed to Mrs. Wm. B. Rogers of Marlborough St., Boston, is included. Dated November 6, approximately 1876.