{"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bnames%5D%5B%5D=Goethe","last":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bnames%5D%5B%5D=Goethe\u0026page=1"},"meta":{"pages":{"current_page":1,"next_page":null,"prev_page":null,"total_pages":1,"limit_value":10,"offset_value":0,"total_count":9,"first_page?":true,"last_page?":true}},"data":[{"id":"viu_viu00075","type":"collection","attributes":{"title":"Catharine Maria Sedgwick Collection \n         1801-1865","creator":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viu_viu00075#creator","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"","label":"Creator"}},"abstract_or_scope":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viu_viu00075#abstract_or_scope","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"\u003cp\u003e[Looks forward to returning home and being reunited with his daughter Catharine Sedgwickand his other children; mentions concern about the health of Aunt West who is such a good person]\u003c/p\u003e","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viu_viu00075#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"id":"viu_viu00075","ead_ssi":"viu_viu00075","_root_":"viu_viu00075","_nest_parent_":"viu_viu00075","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/uva-sc/viu00075.xml","title_ssm":["Catharine Maria Sedgwick Collection \n         1801-1865"],"title_tesim":["Catharine Maria Sedgwick Collection \n         1801-1865"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["6970-d"],"text":["6970-d","Catharine Maria Sedgwick Collection \n         1801-1865","20 items","There are no restrictions.","Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment\n            for the Humanities","[Looks forward to returning home and being\n                  reunited with his daughter \n                   Catharine Sedgwick and his other\n                  children; mentions concern about the health of Aunt\n                  West who is such a good person]","[Writes from \n                   Lebanon, New Hampshire , where\n                  she has met a Mr. Brasier, a Unitarian Minister, whom\n                  she desires to introduce to Mr. \n                   Harmanus Bleeker ]","[Encourages the recipient of her letter, who is\n                  apparently leaving for an unknown country, to not\n                  despair; and hopes he will be rewarded for working\n                  for such a noble cause]","[writes concerning the publication of an article\n                  by Sismondi, in \n                   America and in \n                   England , and her translation of\n                  the article into English which is now useless, and\n                  the whole thing profitless for her correspondent;\n                  wants him to forward the Sismondi article to \n                   William [J.] Mrimot , Beacon\n                  Street; and mentions an article by Madame de Stael in\n                  the \n                   North American Review ]","[Letter regards money she expects to get for some\n                  drafts, and asks that payment be sent to her in \n                   Stockbridge or to her brother's\n                  address in \n                   Lennox ]","[On the reverse of the previous letter, August 16,\n                  1836, he replies to her letter for his brother Bill,\n                  sending her a statement of the drafts collected and\n                  the amount of $64.24]","[Notifies \n                   Mary Russell Mitford that she,\n                  Kate, and others of her party would like to spend the\n                  evening with her at \n                   Reading on the way from \n                   Southampton to \n                   London if possible, and calls \n                   Mary Russell Mitford her oldest\n                  friend in \n                   England ]","[inserted in Field's copy of the illustrated\n                  edition of the \n                   Bryant Festival at the Century (PS 1185.c4 1865a 590314 copy 2)]","[Social note to Mr. \n                   George Palmer Putnam , in which\n                  she hopes that both he and his wife are well]","[Mentions her travel to various friends' houses in\n                  the country, \n                   New York , and \n                   Long Island ; apologizes about\n                  the long delay in answering her kind, gratifying, and\n                  interesting letter; speaks about her own strong\n                  feelings for her family and the people of \n                   New England , where seeing her\n                  writings appreciated by \n                   New England gives her the most\n                  satisfaction; mentions Mrs. \n                   Maria Watson 's \"trials\";\n                  philosophizes about God's wisdom in giving each as\n                  much as she can bear; praises the writing and\n                  philosophy of \n                   Frederika Bremer who understands\n                  domestic life and natural character in all places,\n                  especially (her native) \n                   Sweden and \n                   New England ; urges her to read \n                   Emilia Windham by Mrs. [March ?]; and gives her emotional\n                  encouragement]","[Since she has not heard from the firm's clerk\n                  about her request to send a pictorial \n                   Bible , she asks \n                   George Palmer Putnam to send the \n                   Bible as well as several other books\n                  to \n                   Lennox ; sends greetings of the\n                  season and inquires after his family]","[Translates a line by \n                   Goethe for him (counseling a\n                  young student): \"Reason and good sense are expressed\n                  with little art. When you are seriously intent on\n                  saying something it is necessary to limit for\n                  words!\"]","[Thanks her for invitation which she would\n                  gratefully accept even if Mrs. Coolidge's brother\n                  were not present.]","[Will comply with Mrs. Farrar's request for\n                  autographs to be sold at a fair; not only will she\n                  send her own but will include \"treasures\" from her\n                  papers in \n                   Lennox -other people's valuable\n                  autographs; and hopes that the dry, cold air will\n                  relieve Mrs. F. from the miseries of asthma.]","[Expresses admiration for \n                   James Parton 's writings and his\n                  genius, especially fascinated by the central figures\n                  of his biographies Butler and Burr; calls the book on\n                  Burr the most exciting one she ever read; credits her\n                  special interest in Burr to personal acquaintance\n                  since her father had met him and Burr's sister, Mrs.\n                  Reeve, was a schoolmate and later an intimate friend\n                  of her mother; apologizes for possible blunders in\n                  her letter due to being an invalid, her eyesight\n                  reduced and her memory not too keen; talks about\n                  Burr's looks and his intellect, yet, in her opinion,\n                  with no conscience, no moral principle; speaks at\n                  length about the \n                   Life of Andrew Jackson and the \n                   Federal Party ; wonders if \n                   James Parton has heard of her and\n                  mentions her nephew \n                   Theodore Sedgwick who would have\n                  written \"The History of the Federal Party\" had he not\n                  died young]","[Pleased to have got such a quick reply from him,\n                  she compliments him again on his writing; mentions\n                  the complaints of her cousin regarding the reading\n                  matter sent to the wounded soldiers, such as \n                   Harvey's Meditations , and \"similar rubbish of philanthrop's\n                  libraries,\" not suitable reading among the bombs and\n                  suggests that his own books would be far better\n                  reading material, especially if he had unbound\n                  printed sheets, which could be stitched together in\n                  numbers to make them lighter and thus easier to carry\n                  and to handle; knows the difficulty in handling\n                  regular books ... from her own invalid's point of\n                  view; believes it would not be necessary for him to\n                  donate the books, there being enough philanthropists\n                  willing to buy them for that purpose; presently\n                  reading \n                   The Life and Times of Benjamin\n                     Franklin and is most impressed by it; tempted herself\n                  to do biography, she has come away from his books\n                  convinced that she did not have the gift; speaks\n                  about a sermon she has heard at her church in \n                   Stockbridge , parts of which\n                  impressed her; relates an anecdote of her brother \n                   Charles Sedgwick regarding his\n                  religious affiliation; mentions \n                   Stephen Girard ; apologizes for\n                  writing at much length (against her doctor's orders),\n                  and for taking so much of his time]","[Asks that the little volume accompanying the\n                  letter to be given to Miss Fairlie's \"faultless\n                  niece\" and refers to the time spent talking with Mrs.\n                   Mary Fairlie Cooper 's brilliant\n                  sister]","[Expresses regrets for not being able to accept an\n                  invitation for the following evening because friends\n                  of hers are coming to town.]","[Informs Mr. \n                   Fletcher Harper that she plans to\n                  publish \n                   Clarence and \n                   Redwood with \n                   Putnam since they are not\n                  included in her contract with his publishing house;\n                  complains that according to friends of hers, copies\n                  of her books cannot be found in \n                   Boston , \n                   Hartford , and \n                   Philadelphia at times, although\n                  she knows that he has the books on hand; and asks him\n                  to check with agents]","[Informs her that she will be at home this\n                  morning, happy to see her any time after 11\n                  o'clock]","See the \n             \n            University of Virginia Library’s use policy.","","University of Virginia. 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mentions concern about the health of Aunt\n                  West who is such a good person]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Writes from \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eLebanon, New Hampshire\u003c/geogname\u003e, where\n                  she has met a Mr. Brasier, a Unitarian Minister, whom\n                  she desires to introduce to Mr. \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eHarmanus Bleeker\u003c/persname\u003e]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Encourages the recipient of her letter, who is\n                  apparently leaving for an unknown country, to not\n                  despair; and hopes he will be rewarded for working\n                  for such a noble cause]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[writes concerning the publication of an article\n                  by Sismondi, in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eAmerica\u003c/geogname\u003eand in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eEngland\u003c/geogname\u003e, and her translation of\n                  the article into English which is now useless, and\n                  the whole thing profitless for her correspondent;\n                  wants him to forward the Sismondi article to \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam [J.] Mrimot\u003c/persname\u003e, Beacon\n                  Street; and mentions an article by Madame de Stael in\n                  the \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eNorth American Review\u003c/bibref\u003e]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Letter regards money she expects to get for some\n                  drafts, and asks that payment be sent to her in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eStockbridge\u003c/geogname\u003eor to her brother's\n                  address in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eLennox\u003c/geogname\u003e]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[On the reverse of the previous letter, August 16,\n                  1836, he replies to her letter for his brother Bill,\n                  sending her a statement of the drafts collected and\n                  the amount of $64.24]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Notifies \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eMary Russell Mitford\u003c/persname\u003ethat she,\n                  Kate, and others of her party would like to spend the\n                  evening with her at \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eReading\u003c/geogname\u003eon the way from \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eSouthampton\u003c/geogname\u003eto \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eLondon\u003c/geogname\u003eif possible, and calls \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eMary Russell Mitford\u003c/persname\u003eher oldest\n                  friend in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eEngland\u003c/geogname\u003e]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[inserted in Field's copy of the illustrated\n                  edition of the \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eBryant Festival at the Century\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e(PS 1185.c4 1865a 590314 copy 2)]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Social note to Mr. \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge Palmer Putnam\u003c/persname\u003e, in which\n                  she hopes that both he and his wife are well]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Mentions her travel to various friends' houses in\n                  the country, \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eNew York\u003c/geogname\u003e, and \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eLong Island\u003c/geogname\u003e; apologizes about\n                  the long delay in answering her kind, gratifying, and\n                  interesting letter; speaks about her own strong\n                  feelings for her family and the people of \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eNew England\u003c/geogname\u003e, where seeing her\n                  writings appreciated by \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eNew England\u003c/geogname\u003egives her the most\n                  satisfaction; mentions Mrs. \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eMaria Watson\u003c/persname\u003e's \"trials\";\n                  philosophizes about God's wisdom in giving each as\n                  much as she can bear; praises the writing and\n                  philosophy of \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eFrederika Bremer\u003c/persname\u003ewho understands\n                  domestic life and natural character in all places,\n                  especially (her native) \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eSweden\u003c/geogname\u003eand \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eNew England\u003c/geogname\u003e; urges her to read \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eEmilia Windham\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eby Mrs. [March ?]; and gives her emotional\n                  encouragement]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Since she has not heard from the firm's clerk\n                  about her request to send a pictorial \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eBible\u003c/bibref\u003e, she asks \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge Palmer Putnam\u003c/persname\u003eto send the \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eBible\u003c/bibref\u003eas well as several other books\n                  to \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eLennox\u003c/geogname\u003e; sends greetings of the\n                  season and inquires after his family]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Translates a line by \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eGoethe\u003c/persname\u003efor him (counseling a\n                  young student): \"Reason and good sense are expressed\n                  with little art. When you are seriously intent on\n                  saying something it is necessary to limit for\n                  words!\"]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks her for invitation which she would\n                  gratefully accept even if Mrs. Coolidge's brother\n                  were not present.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Will comply with Mrs. Farrar's request for\n                  autographs to be sold at a fair; not only will she\n                  send her own but will include \"treasures\" from her\n                  papers in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eLennox\u003c/geogname\u003e-other people's valuable\n                  autographs; and hopes that the dry, cold air will\n                  relieve Mrs. F. from the miseries of asthma.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Expresses admiration for \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eJames Parton\u003c/persname\u003e's writings and his\n                  genius, especially fascinated by the central figures\n                  of his biographies Butler and Burr; calls the book on\n                  Burr the most exciting one she ever read; credits her\n                  special interest in Burr to personal acquaintance\n                  since her father had met him and Burr's sister, Mrs.\n                  Reeve, was a schoolmate and later an intimate friend\n                  of her mother; apologizes for possible blunders in\n                  her letter due to being an invalid, her eyesight\n                  reduced and her memory not too keen; talks about\n                  Burr's looks and his intellect, yet, in her opinion,\n                  with no conscience, no moral principle; speaks at\n                  length about the \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eLife of Andrew Jackson\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eand the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003eFederal Party\u003c/corpname\u003e; wonders if \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eJames Parton\u003c/persname\u003ehas heard of her and\n                  mentions her nephew \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eTheodore Sedgwick\u003c/persname\u003ewho would have\n                  written \"The History of the Federal Party\" had he not\n                  died young]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Pleased to have got such a quick reply from him,\n                  she compliments him again on his writing; mentions\n                  the complaints of her cousin regarding the reading\n                  matter sent to the wounded soldiers, such as \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eHarvey's Meditations\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e, and \"similar rubbish of philanthrop's\n                  libraries,\" not suitable reading among the bombs and\n                  suggests that his own books would be far better\n                  reading material, especially if he had unbound\n                  printed sheets, which could be stitched together in\n                  numbers to make them lighter and thus easier to carry\n                  and to handle; knows the difficulty in handling\n                  regular books ... from her own invalid's point of\n                  view; believes it would not be necessary for him to\n                  donate the books, there being enough philanthropists\n                  willing to buy them for that purpose; presently\n                  reading \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Life and Times of Benjamin\n                     Franklin\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eand is most impressed by it; tempted herself\n                  to do biography, she has come away from his books\n                  convinced that she did not have the gift; speaks\n                  about a sermon she has heard at her church in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eStockbridge\u003c/geogname\u003e, parts of which\n                  impressed her; relates an anecdote of her brother \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eCharles Sedgwick\u003c/persname\u003eregarding his\n                  religious affiliation; mentions \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eStephen Girard\u003c/persname\u003e; apologizes for\n                  writing at much length (against her doctor's orders),\n                  and for taking so much of his time]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Asks that the little volume accompanying the\n                  letter to be given to Miss Fairlie's \"faultless\n                  niece\" and refers to the time spent talking with Mrs.\n                  \u003cpersname\u003eMary Fairlie Cooper\u003c/persname\u003e's brilliant\n                  sister]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Expresses regrets for not being able to accept an\n                  invitation for the following evening because friends\n                  of hers are coming to town.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Informs Mr. \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eFletcher Harper\u003c/persname\u003ethat she plans to\n                  publish \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eClarence\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eand \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eRedwood\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003ewith \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003ePutnam\u003c/corpname\u003esince they are not\n                  included in her contract with his publishing house;\n                  complains that according to friends of hers, copies\n                  of her books cannot be found in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eBoston\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eHartford\u003c/geogname\u003e, and \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003ePhiladelphia\u003c/geogname\u003eat times, although\n                  she knows that he has the books on hand; and asks him\n                  to check with agents]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Informs her that she will be at home this\n                  morning, happy to see her any time after 11\n                  o'clock]\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_tesim":["[Looks forward to returning home and being\n                  reunited with his daughter \n                   Catharine Sedgwick and his other\n                  children; mentions concern about the health of Aunt\n                  West who is such a good person]","[Writes from \n                   Lebanon, New Hampshire , where\n                  she has met a Mr. Brasier, a Unitarian Minister, whom\n                  she desires to introduce to Mr. \n                   Harmanus Bleeker ]","[Encourages the recipient of her letter, who is\n                  apparently leaving for an unknown country, to not\n                  despair; and hopes he will be rewarded for working\n                  for such a noble cause]","[writes concerning the publication of an article\n                  by Sismondi, in \n                   America and in \n                   England , and her translation of\n                  the article into English which is now useless, and\n                  the whole thing profitless for her correspondent;\n                  wants him to forward the Sismondi article to \n                   William [J.] Mrimot , Beacon\n                  Street; and mentions an article by Madame de Stael in\n                  the \n                   North American Review ]","[Letter regards money she expects to get for some\n                  drafts, and asks that payment be sent to her in \n                   Stockbridge or to her brother's\n                  address in \n                   Lennox ]","[On the reverse of the previous letter, August 16,\n                  1836, he replies to her letter for his brother Bill,\n                  sending her a statement of the drafts collected and\n                  the amount of $64.24]","[Notifies \n                   Mary Russell Mitford that she,\n                  Kate, and others of her party would like to spend the\n                  evening with her at \n                   Reading on the way from \n                   Southampton to \n                   London if possible, and calls \n                   Mary Russell Mitford her oldest\n                  friend in \n                   England ]","[inserted in Field's copy of the illustrated\n                  edition of the \n                   Bryant Festival at the Century (PS 1185.c4 1865a 590314 copy 2)]","[Social note to Mr. \n                   George Palmer Putnam , in which\n                  she hopes that both he and his wife are well]","[Mentions her travel to various friends' houses in\n                  the country, \n                   New York , and \n                   Long Island ; apologizes about\n                  the long delay in answering her kind, gratifying, and\n                  interesting letter; speaks about her own strong\n                  feelings for her family and the people of \n                   New England , where seeing her\n                  writings appreciated by \n                   New England gives her the most\n                  satisfaction; mentions Mrs. \n                   Maria Watson 's \"trials\";\n                  philosophizes about God's wisdom in giving each as\n                  much as she can bear; praises the writing and\n                  philosophy of \n                   Frederika Bremer who understands\n                  domestic life and natural character in all places,\n                  especially (her native) \n                   Sweden and \n                   New England ; urges her to read \n                   Emilia Windham by Mrs. [March ?]; and gives her emotional\n                  encouragement]","[Since she has not heard from the firm's clerk\n                  about her request to send a pictorial \n                   Bible , she asks \n                   George Palmer Putnam to send the \n                   Bible as well as several other books\n                  to \n                   Lennox ; sends greetings of the\n                  season and inquires after his family]","[Translates a line by \n                   Goethe for him (counseling a\n                  young student): \"Reason and good sense are expressed\n                  with little art. When you are seriously intent on\n                  saying something it is necessary to limit for\n                  words!\"]","[Thanks her for invitation which she would\n                  gratefully accept even if Mrs. Coolidge's brother\n                  were not present.]","[Will comply with Mrs. Farrar's request for\n                  autographs to be sold at a fair; not only will she\n                  send her own but will include \"treasures\" from her\n                  papers in \n                   Lennox -other people's valuable\n                  autographs; and hopes that the dry, cold air will\n                  relieve Mrs. F. from the miseries of asthma.]","[Expresses admiration for \n                   James Parton 's writings and his\n                  genius, especially fascinated by the central figures\n                  of his biographies Butler and Burr; calls the book on\n                  Burr the most exciting one she ever read; credits her\n                  special interest in Burr to personal acquaintance\n                  since her father had met him and Burr's sister, Mrs.\n                  Reeve, was a schoolmate and later an intimate friend\n                  of her mother; apologizes for possible blunders in\n                  her letter due to being an invalid, her eyesight\n                  reduced and her memory not too keen; talks about\n                  Burr's looks and his intellect, yet, in her opinion,\n                  with no conscience, no moral principle; speaks at\n                  length about the \n                   Life of Andrew Jackson and the \n                   Federal Party ; wonders if \n                   James Parton has heard of her and\n                  mentions her nephew \n                   Theodore Sedgwick who would have\n                  written \"The History of the Federal Party\" had he not\n                  died young]","[Pleased to have got such a quick reply from him,\n                  she compliments him again on his writing; mentions\n                  the complaints of her cousin regarding the reading\n                  matter sent to the wounded soldiers, such as \n                   Harvey's Meditations , and \"similar rubbish of philanthrop's\n                  libraries,\" not suitable reading among the bombs and\n                  suggests that his own books would be far better\n                  reading material, especially if he had unbound\n                  printed sheets, which could be stitched together in\n                  numbers to make them lighter and thus easier to carry\n                  and to handle; 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and mentions an article by Madame de Stael in\n                  the \n                   North American Review ]","[Letter regards money she expects to get for some\n                  drafts, and asks that payment be sent to her in \n                   Stockbridge or to her brother's\n                  address in \n                   Lennox ]","[On the reverse of the previous letter, August 16,\n                  1836, he replies to her letter for his brother Bill,\n                  sending her a statement of the drafts collected and\n                  the amount of $64.24]","[Notifies \n                   Mary Russell Mitford that she,\n                  Kate, and others of her party would like to spend the\n                  evening with her at \n                   Reading on the way from \n                   Southampton to \n                   London if possible, and calls \n                   Mary Russell Mitford her oldest\n                  friend in \n                   England ]","[inserted in Field's copy of the illustrated\n                  edition of the \n                   Bryant Festival at the Century (PS 1185.c4 1865a 590314 copy 2)]","[Social note to Mr. \n                   George Palmer Putnam , in which\n                  she hopes that both he and his wife are well]","[Mentions her travel to various friends' houses in\n                  the country, \n                   New York , and \n                   Long Island ; apologizes about\n                  the long delay in answering her kind, gratifying, and\n                  interesting letter; speaks about her own strong\n                  feelings for her family and the people of \n                   New England , where seeing her\n                  writings appreciated by \n                   New England gives her the most\n                  satisfaction; mentions Mrs. \n                   Maria Watson 's \"trials\";\n                  philosophizes about God's wisdom in giving each as\n                  much as she can bear; praises the writing and\n                  philosophy of \n                   Frederika Bremer who understands\n                  domestic life and natural character in all places,\n                  especially (her native) \n                   Sweden and \n                   New England ; urges her to read \n                   Emilia Windham by Mrs. [March ?]; and gives her emotional\n                  encouragement]","[Since she has not heard from the firm's clerk\n                  about her request to send a pictorial \n                   Bible , she asks \n                   George Palmer Putnam to send the \n                   Bible as well as several other books\n                  to \n                   Lennox ; 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When you are seriously intent on\n                  saying something it is necessary to limit for\n                  words!\"]","[Thanks her for invitation which she would\n                  gratefully accept even if Mrs. Coolidge's brother\n                  were not present.]","[Will comply with Mrs. Farrar's request for\n                  autographs to be sold at a fair; not only will she\n                  send her own but will include \"treasures\" from her\n                  papers in \n                   Lennox -other people's valuable\n                  autographs; and hopes that the dry, cold air will\n                  relieve Mrs. F. from the miseries of asthma.]","[Expresses admiration for \n                   James Parton 's writings and his\n                  genius, especially fascinated by the central figures\n                  of his biographies Butler and Burr; calls the book on\n                  Burr the most exciting one she ever read; credits her\n                  special interest in Burr to personal acquaintance\n                  since her father had met him and Burr's sister, Mrs.\n                  Reeve, was a schoolmate and later an intimate friend\n                  of her mother; 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When you are seriously intent on\n                  saying something it is necessary to limit for\n                  words!\"]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks her for invitation which she would\n                  gratefully accept even if Mrs. Coolidge's brother\n                  were not present.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Will comply with Mrs. Farrar's request for\n                  autographs to be sold at a fair; not only will she\n                  send her own but will include \"treasures\" from her\n                  papers in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eLennox\u003c/geogname\u003e-other people's valuable\n                  autographs; and hopes that the dry, cold air will\n                  relieve Mrs. F. from the miseries of asthma.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Expresses admiration for \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eJames Parton\u003c/persname\u003e's writings and his\n                  genius, especially fascinated by the central figures\n                  of his biographies Butler and Burr; 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and mentions an article by Madame de Stael in\n                  the \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eNorth American Review\u003c/bibref\u003e]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Letter regards money she expects to get for some\n                  drafts, and asks that payment be sent to her in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eStockbridge\u003c/geogname\u003eor to her brother's\n                  address in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eLennox\u003c/geogname\u003e]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[On the reverse of the previous letter, August 16,\n                  1836, he replies to her letter for his brother Bill,\n                  sending her a statement of the drafts collected and\n                  the amount of $64.24]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Notifies \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eMary Russell Mitford\u003c/persname\u003ethat she,\n                  Kate, and others of her party would like to spend the\n                  evening with her at \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eReading\u003c/geogname\u003eon the way from \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eSouthampton\u003c/geogname\u003eto \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eLondon\u003c/geogname\u003eif possible, and calls \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eMary Russell Mitford\u003c/persname\u003eher oldest\n                  friend in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eEngland\u003c/geogname\u003e]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[inserted in Field's copy of the illustrated\n                  edition of the \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eBryant Festival at the Century\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e(PS 1185.c4 1865a 590314 copy 2)]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Social note to Mr. \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge Palmer Putnam\u003c/persname\u003e, in which\n                  she hopes that both he and his wife are well]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Mentions her travel to various friends' houses in\n                  the country, \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eNew York\u003c/geogname\u003e, and \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eLong Island\u003c/geogname\u003e; 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When you are seriously intent on\n                  saying something it is necessary to limit for\n                  words!\"]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks her for invitation which she would\n                  gratefully accept even if Mrs. Coolidge's brother\n                  were not present.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Will comply with Mrs. Farrar's request for\n                  autographs to be sold at a fair; not only will she\n                  send her own but will include \"treasures\" from her\n                  papers in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eLennox\u003c/geogname\u003e-other people's valuable\n                  autographs; and hopes that the dry, cold air will\n                  relieve Mrs. F. from the miseries of asthma.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Expresses admiration for \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eJames Parton\u003c/persname\u003e's writings and his\n                  genius, especially fascinated by the central figures\n                  of his biographies Butler and Burr; 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apologizes about\n                  the long delay in answering her kind, gratifying, and\n                  interesting letter; speaks about her own strong\n                  feelings for her family and the people of \n                   New England , where seeing her\n                  writings appreciated by \n                   New England gives her the most\n                  satisfaction; mentions Mrs. \n                   Maria Watson 's \"trials\";\n                  philosophizes about God's wisdom in giving each as\n                  much as she can bear; praises the writing and\n                  philosophy of \n                   Frederika Bremer who understands\n                  domestic life and natural character in all places,\n                  especially (her native) \n                   Sweden and \n                   New England ; urges her to read \n                   Emilia Windham by Mrs. [March ?]; and gives her emotional\n                  encouragement]","[Since she has not heard from the firm's clerk\n                  about her request to send a pictorial \n                   Bible , she asks \n                   George Palmer Putnam to send the \n                   Bible as well as several other books\n                  to \n                   Lennox ; 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hopes it will suit\n                  him but promises not to be offended if it does\n                  not.]","[Says he will gladly publish Boyesen's \n                   Essays on German Literature , 1892;\n                  says there will be a market for the book; offers a 10\n                  percent; royalty; mentions juvenile stories.]","[Sends postage stamps for the return of the\n                  manuscript of his ballad; says he will have no\n                  further communication with McClure; marvels at his\n                  \"cheek.\"]","[Encloses a report on \n                   Essays on German Literature and a\n                  royalty cheque; says Scribner's is willing to publish\n                  a companion volume, \n                   Essays on Scandinavian Literature ,\n                  1895, provided that certain conditions are met.]","[Asks for a November 1884 copy of \n                   The Dial , in which a story of his on\n                   Hans Christian Anderson appears;\n                  intends include the story in \n                   Essays on Scandinavian Literature ;\n                  congratulates Browne on the appearance and literary\n                  excellence of \n                   The Dial . ]","[States that he has written an article, not in the\n                  form of a book review, on \n                   Henrik Ibsen 's play \n                   \"Love's Comedy,\" which has not yet\n                  been translated into English; 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speaks highly of and recommends\n                  writers \n                   [James] Brander Matthews , \n                   George Edward Woodberry , and \n                   William Hamilton Gibson whom he\n                  likens to \n                   John Burroughs ; says that \n                   George Parsons Lathrop is\n                  interesting only to the select since he became\n                  Catholic.]","[Says Browne's letter reached him at \n                   Columbia via \n                   Geneva and \n                   Chicago ; gives his impression of\n                  \"The Fair,\" \n                   Columbia Exposition 1893 in \n                   Chicago ; sums it up as the most\n                  magnificent the world has to offer; is especially\n                  taken with the wonder of electrical\n                  illumination.]","[Asks for the proof of \"The Wild Duck\" to be sent\n                  to \n                   Long Island , if Browne decides\n                  to publish it.]","[Requests a copy of article on \n                   Hans Christian Anderson ,\n                  published in \n                   The Dial November 1884; 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When you are seriously intent on\n                  saying something it is necessary to limit for\n                  words!\"]","[Thanks her for invitation which she would\n                  gratefully accept even if Mrs. Coolidge's brother\n                  were not present.]","[Will comply with Mrs. Farrar's request for\n                  autographs to be sold at a fair; not only will she\n                  send her own but will include \"treasures\" from her\n                  papers in \n                   Lennox -other people's valuable\n                  autographs; and hopes that the dry, cold air will\n                  relieve Mrs. F. from the miseries of asthma.]","[Expresses admiration for \n                   James Parton 's writings and his\n                  genius, especially fascinated by the central figures\n                  of his biographies Butler and Burr; calls the book on\n                  Burr the most exciting one she ever read; credits her\n                  special interest in Burr to personal acquaintance\n                  since her father had met him and Burr's sister, Mrs.\n                  Reeve, was a schoolmate and later an intimate friend\n                  of her mother; apologizes for possible blunders in\n                  her letter due to being an invalid, her eyesight\n                  reduced and her memory not too keen; talks about\n                  Burr's looks and his intellect, yet, in her opinion,\n                  with no conscience, no moral principle; speaks at\n                  length about the \n                   Life of Andrew Jackson and the \n                   Federal Party ; wonders if \n                   James Parton has heard of her and\n                  mentions her nephew \n                   Theodore Sedgwick who would have\n                  written \"The History of the Federal Party\" had he not\n                  died young]","[Pleased to have got such a quick reply from him,\n                  she compliments him again on his writing; mentions\n                  the complaints of her cousin regarding the reading\n                  matter sent to the wounded soldiers, such as \n                   Harvey's Meditations , and \"similar rubbish of philanthrop's\n                  libraries,\" not suitable reading among the bombs and\n                  suggests that his own books would be far better\n                  reading material, especially if he had unbound\n                  printed sheets, which could be stitched together in\n                  numbers to make them lighter and thus easier to carry\n                  and to handle; 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mentions concern about the health of Aunt\n                  West who is such a good person]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Writes from \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eLebanon, New Hampshire\u003c/geogname\u003e, where\n                  she has met a Mr. Brasier, a Unitarian Minister, whom\n                  she desires to introduce to Mr. \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eHarmanus Bleeker\u003c/persname\u003e]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Encourages the recipient of her letter, who is\n                  apparently leaving for an unknown country, to not\n                  despair; and hopes he will be rewarded for working\n                  for such a noble cause]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[writes concerning the publication of an article\n                  by Sismondi, in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eAmerica\u003c/geogname\u003eand in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eEngland\u003c/geogname\u003e, and her translation of\n                  the article into English which is now useless, and\n                  the whole thing profitless for her correspondent;\n                  wants him to forward the Sismondi article to \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam [J.] Mrimot\u003c/persname\u003e, Beacon\n                  Street; 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When you are seriously intent on\n                  saying something it is necessary to limit for\n                  words!\"]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks her for invitation which she would\n                  gratefully accept even if Mrs. Coolidge's brother\n                  were not present.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Will comply with Mrs. Farrar's request for\n                  autographs to be sold at a fair; not only will she\n                  send her own but will include \"treasures\" from her\n                  papers in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eLennox\u003c/geogname\u003e-other people's valuable\n                  autographs; and hopes that the dry, cold air will\n                  relieve Mrs. F. from the miseries of asthma.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Expresses admiration for \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eJames Parton\u003c/persname\u003e's writings and his\n                  genius, especially fascinated by the central figures\n                  of his biographies Butler and Burr; 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