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Contains a letter from Louisa May Alcott to a "dear friend," giving a description of her mother's recent death. Dated December 2, approximately 1877.

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...

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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 Mrs. Dodge. Alcott sends a story written by her thirteen-year-old cousin in hopes of finding a place for it in the "Children's Corner" of St. Nicholas. Regrets her inability to write a Christmas story for Mrs. Dodge. Dated December 31, approximately 1878. Also includes a transcription and a photocopy of the letter.

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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 (in Nonquitt, Massachusetts) to Mrs. Dodge. Alcott is saddened by the children's disappointment because she has no new story for them; she will try to write one if the hot weather will let her work. Chats about how baby is doing. Dated August 6, approximately 1881.

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Contains a letter from Louisa to a Mr. Williams (Francis Howard), from Concord, Massachusetts, requesting permission for the Concord Dramatic Club to perform his play, "Higher Education," before the Lyceum in November. Dated October 10, approximately 1883.

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Contains a letter from Louisa May Alcottto a Maggie Lukens. Includes a discussion of life, death, immortality, and recent books she has read. Dated February 14, approximately 1884.

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Contains a letter from Louisa May Alcott to a Mr. Chandler, replying to his request for a submission to "Every Other Saturday" (referring to it as "Every Saturday," a magazine which had ceased publication by this time). She is so busy editing one animated copy of Little Women (Louisa May Nieriker) that she has no time to write. Dated March 23, approximately 1884.

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....