Scope and Contents Contains a letter from Louisa May Alcott to her neighbor, a Mr. [Benjamin Franklin] Sanborn, asking that he not leak news about her publication to the Springfield Republican (of which Sanborn was a staff member). The serial St. Nicholas is specifically mentioned. 'Rose' (i.e., Rose in Bloom) is referred to as "an accomplished fact." Alcott's attitude toward the gossipy Springfield Republican as well as her belief in the necessity of fighting with publishers are mentioned. Undated, labeled...