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tells him in a autograph\n note that he does not have Poe's autograph.]","[Sends requested letter having to do with\n publishing business.]","[Sends fifth portion of \" \n Ireland \"; says it should reach \n England by boat December 1;\n mentions \n [James] Grant . ]","[Declines invitation due to overload of work;\n compliments him on his last two papers which were\n \"exemplary good.\"]","[Discusses \n Home Journal copies for Madame \n Calderon de la Barca , wife of\n Spanish minister; says copies are to be sent to an\n address on \n Long Island ; reports on his\n improving health.]","[Urges him to send forgotten other half of a poem\n by [Regis De Trobriand]; says he would love to\n publish it; declines trip to \n Nantucket as he has too many\n houseguests at the moment; urges him to visit again\n in the fall, to join Mrs. Hills and Mrs. Otis and\n have a \"time.\"]","[Discusses business; asks them to date and sign an\n enclosed document.]","[Discusses business, a new edition of his poems;\n agrees to their terms, which are the same ones they\n give Longfellow, but wants to revise and refine his\n poems before publication; 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states that\n excerpts from it have already appeared in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Home Journal\u003c/bibref\u003e, but he will speak\n of it again.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says he cannot help him with inquiries; offers\n \"boyish\" compositions he wrote in 1825, his Sophmore\n year; hopes they might be of help.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says that letter will be presented to Fay by \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNew York\u003c/geogname\u003elawyer \n \u003cpersname\u003eJames [B.] Thayer\u003c/persname\u003e, who is to\n sail to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e; states that Thayer would\n like to introduce \n \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge Green\u003c/persname\u003eto Fay.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Regrets not to have met Prescott, a person of\n \"sovereign genius,\" during his stay in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eBoston\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses piece by Mrs. Palmer on \n \u003cpersname\u003eShakespeare\u003c/persname\u003e; regrets not being\n able to use it in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Home Journal\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses Barnes' poem [\" \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Eagle's Feather\u003c/bibref\u003e\"] which Willis\n will probably publish.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Requests autograph; sends one of the stanzas\n Palmer speaks of.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Sends autograph of poem \" \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eSaturday afternoon\u003c/bibref\u003e\"; acknowledges\n receipt of two books.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Acknowledges the receipt of a [book]; says he\n will look for Tiffany's name in review articles.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says he would like Fields to go to the English\n Embassy and ask for the address of Lady Jenkins, one\n of the world's most charming women, widow of Sir \n \u003cpersname\u003eRichard Jenkins\u003c/persname\u003e, formerly\n president of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eEast India Company\u003c/corpname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says that his household has been overwhelmed with\n company, \"all up-hillers,\" and his wife is now sick\n in bed; says he cannot comply with Botta's request to\n write his own obituary; sends her some scraps which\n he has gathered over the years, which seem to him\n discriminating or noteworthy; speaks of his wife's\n great affection for Botta.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says he is not able to help him with his inquiry;\n suggests approaching \n \u003cpersname\u003eHenry Tuckerman\u003c/persname\u003ewith the\n matter.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Printed form-letter; tells her in a very polite\n way that he does not feel like writing her a personal\n letter.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks him for a flattering letter.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Sends him what he believes is his best \"Scripture\n Poem\" ever; asks him to take it to Bonner.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Responds to her claim that he lives in a halo and\n that she does not know what his face looks like\n anymore by sending his \"likeness\"; walks past her\n home 6 times a day on his way to and from Willard's\n for his meals; looks up to her window for a smile, in\n vain.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says he is not feeling well and waits for\n \"Mamma\"; sends a letter from young Stace; signs\n letter, \"your affectionate papa.\"]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses Morris' health, Willis' family matters,\n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Home Journal\u003c/bibref\u003e, increase in\n advertising; mentions \n \u003cpersname\u003eEpes Sargent\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says that an attack of vertigo kept him from\n writing her; sends early copies from [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eHome Journal\u003c/bibref\u003e]; encourages her to\n write more; mentions visitors to his home, including\n Mrs. \n \u003cpersname\u003eHenry Hills\u003c/persname\u003e, Mrs. \n \u003cpersname\u003eHenry Grinnell\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n \u003cpersname\u003eAnne Lynch Botta\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses difficulties with Captain \n \u003cpersname\u003eFrederick Marryat\u003c/persname\u003eand an avoided\n duel, the serious illness of his wife, and his\n tentative plans to return to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eAmerica\u003c/geogname\u003e, depending on the\n recovery of his wife; mentions \n \u003cpersname\u003eJane Porter\u003c/persname\u003e's presence and his\n indebtedness to Sir Charles.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Writes for her husband who injured his hand in a\n fall; says they look forward to Halleck's visit to \n \u003ccorpname\u003eIdlewild\u003c/corpname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Expresses condolences after the death of Londen's\n wife; includes ALS, Londen to Willis, on verso,\n acknowledging condolence letter.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a misplaced letter, and how hard Willis\n is working; comments on mutual acquaintances.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says he is overburdened by work; decides to send\n him this preprinted letter; tells him in a autograph\n note that he does not have Poe's autograph.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Sends requested letter having to do with\n publishing business.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Sends fifth portion of \" \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eIreland\u003c/bibref\u003e\"; says it should reach \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEngland\u003c/geogname\u003eby boat December 1;\n mentions \n \u003cpersname\u003e[James] Grant\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Declines invitation due to overload of work;\n compliments him on his last two papers which were\n \"exemplary good.\"]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eHome Journal\u003c/bibref\u003ecopies for Madame \n \u003cpersname\u003eCalderon de la Barca\u003c/persname\u003e, wife of\n Spanish minister; says copies are to be sent to an\n address on \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLong Island\u003c/geogname\u003e; reports on his\n improving health.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Urges him to send forgotten other half of a poem\n by [Regis De Trobriand]; says he would love to\n publish it; declines trip to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNantucket\u003c/geogname\u003eas he has too many\n houseguests at the moment; urges him to visit again\n in the fall, to join Mrs. Hills and Mrs. Otis and\n have a \"time.\"]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses business; asks them to date and sign an\n enclosed document.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses business, a new edition of his poems;\n agrees to their terms, which are the same ones they\n give Longfellow, but wants to revise and refine his\n poems before publication; asks for $300 advance;\n encloses drawing of one of his poems; says same young\n artist will do any number of such drawings,\n cheap.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses printing of \" \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eTortesa the Usurer\u003c/bibref\u003e\" and\n \"Bianca.\"]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Introduces Patterson, who will deliver the letter\n by hand, to Fields; says Patterson is the editor of\n the [Anglo-American] and \"one of our choicest\n spirits, as well as best critics.\"]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Responds to request for autograph.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Promises to visit him to renew their\n acquaintance; remembers his kindness in former\n years.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Sends check for 3 tickets she sent him;\n compliments her on last night's dancing.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Sends her promised verses, possibly AMs poem\n beginning, \"My Mother! in thy prayer tonight . . .\";\n says he will send lines on the President's grandchild\n at a better moment.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Informs him that he is ready to receive him\n tonight between seven and eight.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Include AN on verso, Willis to one of his\n sons.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Includes attached AMsS poem beginning, \"We met\n like rain-drops . . .\"]\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_tesim":["[Tipped to paper with engraving of Ashland; marked\n Page 5.]","[Includes ANS on verso to \"Dear Sir\" stating that\n the three verses he sent him are from his poem \" \n The Lady Jane . \"]","[Includes attached autograph; page is marked\n 3.]","[From \" \n Lady Jane . \"]","[Includes attached magazine drawing.]","[Says he is pleased and flattered that she will\n present him at Lady Arundel's hall; recalls meeting\n her and her celebrated friend \n [Jane] Porter , a writer.]","[Gives the \n Harper Co. instructions for the\n republishing of Pencillings; says the volumes will be\n dedicated to \n John B. Van Schaick . ]","[Says he is writing a book on American scenery to\n be published in \n England ; asks for his help in\n getting the duty reduced; makes an argument why the\n whole book should not be subject to duty.]","[Says he has dedicated \" \n Tortesa the Usurer \" to her without\n her permission; says that this play and \" \n Bianca Visconti Or The Heart\n Overtasked \" have been so successful in \n America that he could buy a\n beautiful farm on the \n Susquehanna ; sends book by Miss\n Sedgwick; talks about a book on travel in the making;\n encourages her to give up all other writing in favor\n of play writing where she is so very successful;\n talks about a planned trip to the south of \n Europe ; urges her to join him\n and his wife.]","[Says he has been to the theater in \n Dublin twice to see Hackett\n perform his Yankee characters; invites him to dine at\n the Rev. Dr. Wall's , where he will meet the Lord\n Mayor of \n Dublin and others.]","[Writes on behalf of a committee; mentions plans\n to give a free concert in \n New York in honor of General\n Morris who has done so much for the country; asks him\n to participate; includes signatures of Dr. \n Alban Goldsmith and \n George Endicott . ]","[Explains why certain poems of his do not lend\n themselves to drawings; says they express feelings\n and are not of a descriptive nature, but that others\n are suitable for Mr. Lentze's pencil; mentions a book\n review.]","[Discusses poetry that Willis promises to write\n for \n North American Review , sooner or\n later; mentions the high regard \n The North American Review enjoys in \n England . ]","[Complains that his lectures and meetings at \n Cambridge take up all his time;\n mentions correspondent's work on a collection of\n Egyptian and Moorish plates belonging to Willis.]","[States that the \n Home Journal is always at her\n service.]","[Discusses some of his verses and the imminent\n birth of a daughter or son.]","[Discusses his recovery from illness, the\n publication of a piece in Morris' periodical, and\n painter [Lawrence] who \"makes everybody look as they\n will look in Heaven.\"]","[Discusses \" \n Lysteria , \" a dramatic poem; asks\n him who the author is; finds fault with an engraving\n of himself; wants Mr. Smith, the engraver, to change\n the eye area, the under lip, thicken the hair,\n etc.]","[Discusses a book she wants to sell to publisher;\n says he is so disgusted with negotiating bargains\n with publishers that he has somebody else do it for\n him; sympathizes with her; says that \n The Home Journal will do its best to\n ensure the book's success once it is published.]","[Thanks him for a chronicle of his visit, which\n was glowingly written about by Mrs. \n Harry Otis ; talks about his\n Dedication Hymn and a letter from Dr. [Beattie], \n London , regarding it; hopes that\n Fields will \"insert\" it somewhere; describes a June\n morning.] (tipped in book, \n The Bryant Festival at the\n Century )","[Praises [Ephraim?] Peabody's wonderful writing,\n which is worth collecting; talks about his\n \"brain-troubles\"; says he has been advised by his\n physician to stop writing for several years or risk\n sudden death; chooses to take the risk rather than\n endure intellectual idleness; speaks about \n The Home Journal ; says that all\n entries do not meet his high standards; invites the\n Peabody family to visit his house.]","[Thanks him for gossiping letter and asks for more\n of the same; reports on a novel in progress; mentions\n the frozen \n Susquehanna river . ] (A portion\n of the letter has been cut out because it obtained an\n obscene sentence.)","[Pleads with him to \"give the world your\n likeness,\" namely, allow bearer of letter, \n [Mathew] Brady , to take his\n picture.]","[Says he is pleased to have received Bowditch's\n book \n Suffolk Surnames ; states that\n excerpts from it have already appeared in \n The Home Journal , but he will speak\n of it again.]","[Says he cannot help him with inquiries; offers\n \"boyish\" compositions he wrote in 1825, his Sophmore\n year; hopes they might be of help.]","[Says that letter will be presented to Fay by \n New York lawyer \n James [B.] Thayer , who is to\n sail to \n Europe ; states that Thayer would\n like to introduce \n George Green to Fay.]","[Regrets not to have met Prescott, a person of\n \"sovereign genius,\" during his stay in \n Boston . ]","[Discusses piece by Mrs. Palmer on \n Shakespeare ; regrets not being\n able to use it in \n The Home Journal . ]","[Discusses Barnes' poem [\" \n The Eagle's Feather \"] which Willis\n will probably publish.]","[Requests autograph; sends one of the stanzas\n Palmer speaks of.]","[Sends autograph of poem \" \n Saturday afternoon \"; acknowledges\n receipt of two books.]","[Acknowledges the receipt of a [book]; says he\n will look for Tiffany's name in review articles.]","[Says he would like Fields to go to the English\n Embassy and ask for the address of Lady Jenkins, one\n of the world's most charming women, widow of Sir \n Richard Jenkins , formerly\n president of the \n East India Company . ]","[Says that his household has been overwhelmed with\n company, \"all up-hillers,\" and his wife is now sick\n in bed; says he cannot comply with Botta's request to\n write his own obituary; sends her some scraps which\n he has gathered over the years, which seem to him\n discriminating or noteworthy; speaks of his wife's\n great affection for Botta.]","[Says he is not able to help him with his inquiry;\n suggests approaching \n Henry Tuckerman with the\n matter.]","[Printed form-letter; tells her in a very polite\n way that he does not feel like writing her a personal\n letter.]","[Thanks him for a flattering letter.]","[Sends him what he believes is his best \"Scripture\n Poem\" ever; asks him to take it to Bonner.]","[Responds to her claim that he lives in a halo and\n that she does not know what his face looks like\n anymore by sending his \"likeness\"; walks past her\n home 6 times a day on his way to and from Willard's\n for his meals; looks up to her window for a smile, in\n vain.]","[Says he is not feeling well and waits for\n \"Mamma\"; sends a letter from young Stace; signs\n letter, \"your affectionate papa.\"]","[Discusses Morris' health, Willis' family matters,\n The Home Journal , increase in\n advertising; mentions \n Epes Sargent . ]","[Says that an attack of vertigo kept him from\n writing her; sends early copies from [ \n Home Journal ]; encourages her to\n write more; mentions visitors to his home, including\n Mrs. \n Henry Hills , Mrs. \n Henry Grinnell , and \n Anne Lynch Botta . ]","[Discusses difficulties with Captain \n Frederick Marryat and an avoided\n duel, the serious illness of his wife, and his\n tentative plans to return to \n America , depending on the\n recovery of his wife; mentions \n Jane Porter 's presence and his\n indebtedness to Sir Charles.]","[Writes for her husband who injured his hand in a\n fall; says they look forward to Halleck's visit to \n Idlewild . ]","[Expresses condolences after the death of Londen's\n wife; includes ALS, Londen to Willis, on verso,\n acknowledging condolence letter.]","[Discusses a misplaced letter, and how hard Willis\n is working; comments on mutual acquaintances.]","[Says he is overburdened by work; decides to send\n him this preprinted letter; tells him in a autograph\n note that he does not have Poe's autograph.]","[Sends requested letter having to do with\n publishing business.]","[Sends fifth portion of \" \n Ireland \"; says it should reach \n England by boat December 1;\n mentions \n [James] Grant . ]","[Declines invitation due to overload of work;\n compliments him on his last two papers which were\n \"exemplary good.\"]","[Discusses \n Home Journal copies for Madame \n Calderon de la Barca , wife of\n Spanish minister; says copies are to be sent to an\n address on \n Long Island ; reports on his\n improving health.]","[Urges him to send forgotten other half of a poem\n by [Regis De Trobriand]; says he would love to\n publish it; declines trip to \n Nantucket as he has too many\n houseguests at the moment; urges him to visit again\n in the fall, to join Mrs. Hills and Mrs. Otis and\n have a \"time.\"]","[Discusses business; asks them to date and sign an\n enclosed document.]","[Discusses business, a new edition of his poems;\n agrees to their terms, which are the same ones they\n give Longfellow, but wants to revise and refine his\n poems before publication; asks for $300 advance;\n encloses drawing of one of his poems; says same young\n artist will do any number of such drawings,\n cheap.]","[Discusses printing of \" \n Tortesa the Usurer \" and\n \"Bianca.\"]","[Introduces Patterson, who will deliver the letter\n by hand, to Fields; says Patterson is the editor of\n the [Anglo-American] and \"one of our choicest\n spirits, as well as best critics.\"]","[Responds to request for autograph.]","[Promises to visit him to renew their\n acquaintance; remembers his kindness in former\n years.]","[Sends check for 3 tickets she sent him;\n compliments her on last night's dancing.]","[Sends her promised verses, possibly AMs poem\n beginning, \"My Mother! in thy prayer tonight . . .\";\n says he will send lines on the President's grandchild\n at a better moment.]","[Informs him that he is ready to receive him\n tonight between seven and eight.]","[Include AN on verso, Willis to one of his\n sons.]","[Includes attached AMsS poem beginning, \"We met\n like rain-drops . . .\"]"],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSee the \n \u003cextref type=\"simple\" href=\"https://www.library.virginia.edu/policies/use-of-materials\"\u003e\n University of Virginia Library’s use policy.\u003c/extref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["See the \n \n University of Virginia Library’s use policy."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc/\u003e"],"physloc_tesim":[""],"names_ssim":["University of Virginia. 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Van Schaick . ]","[Says he is writing a book on American scenery to\n be published in \n England ; asks for his help in\n getting the duty reduced; makes an argument why the\n whole book should not be subject to duty.]","[Says he has dedicated \" \n Tortesa the Usurer \" to her without\n her permission; says that this play and \" \n Bianca Visconti Or The Heart\n Overtasked \" have been so successful in \n America that he could buy a\n beautiful farm on the \n Susquehanna ; sends book by Miss\n Sedgwick; talks about a book on travel in the making;\n encourages her to give up all other writing in favor\n of play writing where she is so very successful;\n talks about a planned trip to the south of \n Europe ; urges her to join him\n and his wife.]","[Says he has been to the theater in \n Dublin twice to see Hackett\n perform his Yankee characters; invites him to dine at\n the Rev. Dr. Wall's , where he will meet the Lord\n Mayor of \n Dublin and others.]","[Writes on behalf of a committee; mentions plans\n to give a free concert in \n New York in honor of General\n Morris who has done so much for the country; asks him\n to participate; includes signatures of Dr. \n Alban Goldsmith and \n George Endicott . ]","[Explains why certain poems of his do not lend\n themselves to drawings; says they express feelings\n and are not of a descriptive nature, but that others\n are suitable for Mr. Lentze's pencil; mentions a book\n review.]","[Discusses poetry that Willis promises to write\n for \n North American Review , sooner or\n later; mentions the high regard \n The North American Review enjoys in \n England . ]","[Complains that his lectures and meetings at \n Cambridge take up all his time;\n mentions correspondent's work on a collection of\n Egyptian and Moorish plates belonging to Willis.]","[States that the \n Home Journal is always at her\n service.]","[Discusses some of his verses and the imminent\n birth of a daughter or son.]","[Discusses his recovery from illness, the\n publication of a piece in Morris' periodical, and\n painter [Lawrence] who \"makes everybody look as they\n will look in Heaven.\"]","[Discusses \" \n Lysteria , \" a dramatic poem; asks\n him who the author is; finds fault with an engraving\n of himself; wants Mr. Smith, the engraver, to change\n the eye area, the under lip, thicken the hair,\n etc.]","[Discusses a book she wants to sell to publisher;\n says he is so disgusted with negotiating bargains\n with publishers that he has somebody else do it for\n him; sympathizes with her; says that \n The Home Journal will do its best to\n ensure the book's success once it is published.]","[Thanks him for a chronicle of his visit, which\n was glowingly written about by Mrs. \n Harry Otis ; talks about his\n Dedication Hymn and a letter from Dr. [Beattie], \n London , regarding it; hopes that\n Fields will \"insert\" it somewhere; describes a June\n morning.] (tipped in book, \n The Bryant Festival at the\n Century )","[Praises [Ephraim?] Peabody's wonderful writing,\n which is worth collecting; talks about his\n \"brain-troubles\"; says he has been advised by his\n physician to stop writing for several years or risk\n sudden death; chooses to take the risk rather than\n endure intellectual idleness; speaks about \n The Home Journal ; says that all\n entries do not meet his high standards; invites the\n Peabody family to visit his house.]","[Thanks him for gossiping letter and asks for more\n of the same; reports on a novel in progress; mentions\n the frozen \n Susquehanna river . ] (A portion\n of the letter has been cut out because it obtained an\n obscene sentence.)","[Pleads with him to \"give the world your\n likeness,\" namely, allow bearer of letter, \n [Mathew] Brady , to take his\n picture.]","[Says he is pleased to have received Bowditch's\n book \n Suffolk Surnames ; states that\n excerpts from it have already appeared in \n The Home Journal , but he will speak\n of it again.]","[Says he cannot help him with inquiries; offers\n \"boyish\" compositions he wrote in 1825, his Sophmore\n year; hopes they might be of help.]","[Says that letter will be presented to Fay by \n New York lawyer \n James [B.] Thayer , who is to\n sail to \n Europe ; states that Thayer would\n like to introduce \n George Green to Fay.]","[Regrets not to have met Prescott, a person of\n \"sovereign genius,\" during his stay in \n Boston . ]","[Discusses piece by Mrs. Palmer on \n Shakespeare ; regrets not being\n able to use it in \n The Home Journal . ]","[Discusses Barnes' poem [\" \n The Eagle's Feather \"] which Willis\n will probably publish.]","[Requests autograph; sends one of the stanzas\n Palmer speaks of.]","[Sends autograph of poem \" \n Saturday afternoon \"; acknowledges\n receipt of two books.]","[Acknowledges the receipt of a [book]; says he\n will look for Tiffany's name in review articles.]","[Says he would like Fields to go to the English\n Embassy and ask for the address of Lady Jenkins, one\n of the world's most charming women, widow of Sir \n Richard Jenkins , formerly\n president of the \n East India Company . ]","[Says that his household has been overwhelmed with\n company, \"all up-hillers,\" and his wife is now sick\n in bed; says he cannot comply with Botta's request to\n write his own obituary; sends her some scraps which\n he has gathered over the years, which seem to him\n discriminating or noteworthy; speaks of his wife's\n great affection for Botta.]","[Says he is not able to help him with his inquiry;\n suggests approaching \n Henry Tuckerman with the\n matter.]","[Printed form-letter; tells her in a very polite\n way that he does not feel like writing her a personal\n letter.]","[Thanks him for a flattering letter.]","[Sends him what he believes is his best \"Scripture\n Poem\" ever; asks him to take it to Bonner.]","[Responds to her claim that he lives in a halo and\n that she does not know what his face looks like\n anymore by sending his \"likeness\"; walks past her\n home 6 times a day on his way to and from Willard's\n for his meals; looks up to her window for a smile, in\n vain.]","[Says he is not feeling well and waits for\n \"Mamma\"; sends a letter from young Stace; signs\n letter, \"your affectionate papa.\"]","[Discusses Morris' health, Willis' family matters,\n The Home Journal , increase in\n advertising; mentions \n Epes Sargent . ]","[Says that an attack of vertigo kept him from\n writing her; sends early copies from [ \n Home Journal ]; encourages her to\n write more; mentions visitors to his home, including\n Mrs. \n Henry Hills , Mrs. \n Henry Grinnell , and \n Anne Lynch Botta . ]","[Discusses difficulties with Captain \n Frederick Marryat and an avoided\n duel, the serious illness of his wife, and his\n tentative plans to return to \n America , depending on the\n recovery of his wife; mentions \n Jane Porter 's presence and his\n indebtedness to Sir Charles.]","[Writes for her husband who injured his hand in a\n fall; says they look forward to Halleck's visit to \n Idlewild . ]","[Expresses condolences after the death of Londen's\n wife; includes ALS, Londen to Willis, on verso,\n acknowledging condolence letter.]","[Discusses a misplaced letter, and how hard Willis\n is working; comments on mutual acquaintances.]","[Says he is overburdened by work; decides to send\n him this preprinted letter; tells him in a autograph\n note that he does not have Poe's autograph.]","[Sends requested letter having to do with\n publishing business.]","[Sends fifth portion of \" \n Ireland \"; says it should reach \n England by boat December 1;\n mentions \n [James] Grant . ]","[Declines invitation due to overload of work;\n compliments him on his last two papers which were\n \"exemplary good.\"]","[Discusses \n Home Journal copies for Madame \n Calderon de la Barca , wife of\n Spanish minister; says copies are to be sent to an\n address on \n Long Island ; reports on his\n improving health.]","[Urges him to send forgotten other half of a poem\n by [Regis De Trobriand]; says he would love to\n publish it; declines trip to \n Nantucket as he has too many\n houseguests at the moment; urges him to visit again\n in the fall, to join Mrs. Hills and Mrs. Otis and\n have a \"time.\"]","[Discusses business; asks them to date and sign an\n enclosed document.]","[Discusses business, a new edition of his poems;\n agrees to their terms, which are the same ones they\n give Longfellow, but wants to revise and refine his\n poems before publication; asks for $300 advance;\n encloses drawing of one of his poems; says same young\n artist will do any number of such drawings,\n cheap.]","[Discusses printing of \" \n Tortesa the Usurer \" and\n \"Bianca.\"]","[Introduces Patterson, who will deliver the letter\n by hand, to Fields; says Patterson is the editor of\n the [Anglo-American] and \"one of our choicest\n spirits, as well as best critics.\"]","[Responds to request for autograph.]","[Promises to visit him to renew their\n acquaintance; remembers his kindness in former\n years.]","[Sends check for 3 tickets she sent him;\n compliments her on last night's dancing.]","[Sends her promised verses, possibly AMs poem\n beginning, \"My Mother! in thy prayer tonight . . .\";\n says he will send lines on the President's grandchild\n at a better moment.]","[Informs him that he is ready to receive him\n tonight between seven and eight.]","[Include AN on verso, Willis to one of his\n sons.]","[Includes attached AMsS poem beginning, \"We met\n like rain-drops . . .\"]","See the \n \n University of Virginia Library’s use policy.","","University of Virginia. 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says he cannot comply with Botta's request to\n write his own obituary; sends her some scraps which\n he has gathered over the years, which seem to him\n discriminating or noteworthy; speaks of his wife's\n great affection for Botta.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says he is not able to help him with his inquiry;\n suggests approaching \n \u003cpersname\u003eHenry Tuckerman\u003c/persname\u003ewith the\n matter.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Printed form-letter; tells her in a very polite\n way that he does not feel like writing her a personal\n letter.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks him for a flattering letter.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Sends him what he believes is his best \"Scripture\n Poem\" ever; asks him to take it to Bonner.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Responds to her claim that he lives in a halo and\n that she does not know what his face looks like\n anymore by sending his \"likeness\"; walks past her\n home 6 times a day on his way to and from Willard's\n for his meals; looks up to her window for a smile, in\n vain.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says he is not feeling well and waits for\n \"Mamma\"; sends a letter from young Stace; signs\n letter, \"your affectionate papa.\"]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses Morris' health, Willis' family matters,\n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Home Journal\u003c/bibref\u003e, increase in\n advertising; mentions \n \u003cpersname\u003eEpes Sargent\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says that an attack of vertigo kept him from\n writing her; sends early copies from [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eHome Journal\u003c/bibref\u003e]; encourages her to\n write more; mentions visitors to his home, including\n Mrs. \n \u003cpersname\u003eHenry Hills\u003c/persname\u003e, Mrs. \n \u003cpersname\u003eHenry Grinnell\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n \u003cpersname\u003eAnne Lynch Botta\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses difficulties with Captain \n \u003cpersname\u003eFrederick Marryat\u003c/persname\u003eand an avoided\n duel, the serious illness of his wife, and his\n tentative plans to return to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eAmerica\u003c/geogname\u003e, depending on the\n recovery of his wife; mentions \n \u003cpersname\u003eJane Porter\u003c/persname\u003e's presence and his\n indebtedness to Sir Charles.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Writes for her husband who injured his hand in a\n fall; says they look forward to Halleck's visit to \n \u003ccorpname\u003eIdlewild\u003c/corpname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Expresses condolences after the death of Londen's\n wife; includes ALS, Londen to Willis, on verso,\n acknowledging condolence letter.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a misplaced letter, and how hard Willis\n is working; comments on mutual acquaintances.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says he is overburdened by work; decides to send\n him this preprinted letter; tells him in a autograph\n note that he does not have Poe's autograph.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Sends requested letter having to do with\n publishing business.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Sends fifth portion of \" \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eIreland\u003c/bibref\u003e\"; says it should reach \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEngland\u003c/geogname\u003eby boat December 1;\n mentions \n \u003cpersname\u003e[James] Grant\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Declines invitation due to overload of work;\n compliments him on his last two papers which were\n \"exemplary good.\"]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eHome Journal\u003c/bibref\u003ecopies for Madame \n \u003cpersname\u003eCalderon de la Barca\u003c/persname\u003e, wife of\n Spanish minister; says copies are to be sent to an\n address on \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLong Island\u003c/geogname\u003e; reports on his\n improving health.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Urges him to send forgotten other half of a poem\n by [Regis De Trobriand]; says he would love to\n publish it; declines trip to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNantucket\u003c/geogname\u003eas he has too many\n houseguests at the moment; urges him to visit again\n in the fall, to join Mrs. Hills and Mrs. Otis and\n have a \"time.\"]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses business; asks them to date and sign an\n enclosed document.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses business, a new edition of his poems;\n agrees to their terms, which are the same ones they\n give Longfellow, but wants to revise and refine his\n poems before publication; asks for $300 advance;\n encloses drawing of one of his poems; says same young\n artist will do any number of such drawings,\n cheap.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses printing of \" \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eTortesa the Usurer\u003c/bibref\u003e\" and\n \"Bianca.\"]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Introduces Patterson, who will deliver the letter\n by hand, to Fields; says Patterson is the editor of\n the [Anglo-American] and \"one of our choicest\n spirits, as well as best critics.\"]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Responds to request for autograph.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Promises to visit him to renew their\n acquaintance; remembers his kindness in former\n years.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Sends check for 3 tickets she sent him;\n compliments her on last night's dancing.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Sends her promised verses, possibly AMs poem\n beginning, \"My Mother! in thy prayer tonight . . .\";\n says he will send lines on the President's grandchild\n at a better moment.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Informs him that he is ready to receive him\n tonight between seven and eight.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Include AN on verso, Willis to one of his\n sons.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Includes attached AMsS poem beginning, \"We met\n like rain-drops . . .\"]\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_tesim":["[Tipped to paper with engraving of Ashland; marked\n Page 5.]","[Includes ANS on verso to \"Dear Sir\" stating that\n the three verses he sent him are from his poem \" \n The Lady Jane . \"]","[Includes attached autograph; page is marked\n 3.]","[From \" \n Lady Jane . \"]","[Includes attached magazine drawing.]","[Says he is pleased and flattered that she will\n present him at Lady Arundel's hall; recalls meeting\n her and her celebrated friend \n [Jane] Porter , a writer.]","[Gives the \n Harper Co. instructions for the\n republishing of Pencillings; says the volumes will be\n dedicated to \n John B. Van Schaick . ]","[Says he is writing a book on American scenery to\n be published in \n England ; asks for his help in\n getting the duty reduced; makes an argument why the\n whole book should not be subject to duty.]","[Says he has dedicated \" \n Tortesa the Usurer \" to her without\n her permission; says that this play and \" \n Bianca Visconti Or The Heart\n Overtasked \" have been so successful in \n America that he could buy a\n beautiful farm on the \n Susquehanna ; sends book by Miss\n Sedgwick; talks about a book on travel in the making;\n encourages her to give up all other writing in favor\n of play writing where she is so very successful;\n talks about a planned trip to the south of \n Europe ; urges her to join him\n and his wife.]","[Says he has been to the theater in \n Dublin twice to see Hackett\n perform his Yankee characters; invites him to dine at\n the Rev. Dr. Wall's , where he will meet the Lord\n Mayor of \n Dublin and others.]","[Writes on behalf of a committee; mentions plans\n to give a free concert in \n New York in honor of General\n Morris who has done so much for the country; asks him\n to participate; includes signatures of Dr. \n Alban Goldsmith and \n George Endicott . ]","[Explains why certain poems of his do not lend\n themselves to drawings; says they express feelings\n and are not of a descriptive nature, but that others\n are suitable for Mr. Lentze's pencil; mentions a book\n review.]","[Discusses poetry that Willis promises to write\n for \n North American Review , sooner or\n later; mentions the high regard \n The North American Review enjoys in \n England . ]","[Complains that his lectures and meetings at \n Cambridge take up all his time;\n mentions correspondent's work on a collection of\n Egyptian and Moorish plates belonging to Willis.]","[States that the \n Home Journal is always at her\n service.]","[Discusses some of his verses and the imminent\n birth of a daughter or son.]","[Discusses his recovery from illness, the\n publication of a piece in Morris' periodical, and\n painter [Lawrence] who \"makes everybody look as they\n will look in Heaven.\"]","[Discusses \" \n Lysteria , \" a dramatic poem; asks\n him who the author is; finds fault with an engraving\n of himself; wants Mr. Smith, the engraver, to change\n the eye area, the under lip, thicken the hair,\n etc.]","[Discusses a book she wants to sell to publisher;\n says he is so disgusted with negotiating bargains\n with publishers that he has somebody else do it for\n him; sympathizes with her; says that \n The Home Journal will do its best to\n ensure the book's success once it is published.]","[Thanks him for a chronicle of his visit, which\n was glowingly written about by Mrs. \n Harry Otis ; talks about his\n Dedication Hymn and a letter from Dr. [Beattie], \n London , regarding it; hopes that\n Fields will \"insert\" it somewhere; describes a June\n morning.] (tipped in book, \n The Bryant Festival at the\n Century )","[Praises [Ephraim?] Peabody's wonderful writing,\n which is worth collecting; talks about his\n \"brain-troubles\"; says he has been advised by his\n physician to stop writing for several years or risk\n sudden death; chooses to take the risk rather than\n endure intellectual idleness; speaks about \n The Home Journal ; says that all\n entries do not meet his high standards; invites the\n Peabody family to visit his house.]","[Thanks him for gossiping letter and asks for more\n of the same; reports on a novel in progress; mentions\n the frozen \n Susquehanna river . ] (A portion\n of the letter has been cut out because it obtained an\n obscene sentence.)","[Pleads with him to \"give the world your\n likeness,\" namely, allow bearer of letter, \n [Mathew] Brady , to take his\n picture.]","[Says he is pleased to have received Bowditch's\n book \n Suffolk Surnames ; states that\n excerpts from it have already appeared in \n The Home Journal , but he will speak\n of it again.]","[Says he cannot help him with inquiries; offers\n \"boyish\" compositions he wrote in 1825, his Sophmore\n year; hopes they might be of help.]","[Says that letter will be presented to Fay by \n New York lawyer \n James [B.] Thayer , who is to\n sail to \n Europe ; states that Thayer would\n like to introduce \n George Green to Fay.]","[Regrets not to have met Prescott, a person of\n \"sovereign genius,\" during his stay in \n Boston . ]","[Discusses piece by Mrs. Palmer on \n Shakespeare ; regrets not being\n able to use it in \n The Home Journal . ]","[Discusses Barnes' poem [\" \n The Eagle's Feather \"] which Willis\n will probably publish.]","[Requests autograph; sends one of the stanzas\n Palmer speaks of.]","[Sends autograph of poem \" \n Saturday afternoon \"; acknowledges\n receipt of two books.]","[Acknowledges the receipt of a [book]; says he\n will look for Tiffany's name in review articles.]","[Says he would like Fields to go to the English\n Embassy and ask for the address of Lady Jenkins, one\n of the world's most charming women, widow of Sir \n Richard Jenkins , formerly\n president of the \n East India Company . ]","[Says that his household has been overwhelmed with\n company, \"all up-hillers,\" and his wife is now sick\n in bed; says he cannot comply with Botta's request to\n write his own obituary; sends her some scraps which\n he has gathered over the years, which seem to him\n discriminating or noteworthy; speaks of his wife's\n great affection for Botta.]","[Says he is not able to help him with his inquiry;\n suggests approaching \n Henry Tuckerman with the\n matter.]","[Printed form-letter; tells her in a very polite\n way that he does not feel like writing her a personal\n letter.]","[Thanks him for a flattering letter.]","[Sends him what he believes is his best \"Scripture\n Poem\" ever; asks him to take it to Bonner.]","[Responds to her claim that he lives in a halo and\n that she does not know what his face looks like\n anymore by sending his \"likeness\"; walks past her\n home 6 times a day on his way to and from Willard's\n for his meals; looks up to her window for a smile, in\n vain.]","[Says he is not feeling well and waits for\n \"Mamma\"; sends a letter from young Stace; signs\n letter, \"your affectionate papa.\"]","[Discusses Morris' health, Willis' family matters,\n The Home Journal , increase in\n advertising; mentions \n Epes Sargent . ]","[Says that an attack of vertigo kept him from\n writing her; sends early copies from [ \n Home Journal ]; encourages her to\n write more; mentions visitors to his home, including\n Mrs. \n Henry Hills , Mrs. \n Henry Grinnell , and \n Anne Lynch Botta . ]","[Discusses difficulties with Captain \n Frederick Marryat and an avoided\n duel, the serious illness of his wife, and his\n tentative plans to return to \n America , depending on the\n recovery of his wife; mentions \n Jane Porter 's presence and his\n indebtedness to Sir Charles.]","[Writes for her husband who injured his hand in a\n fall; says they look forward to Halleck's visit to \n Idlewild . ]","[Expresses condolences after the death of Londen's\n wife; includes ALS, Londen to Willis, on verso,\n acknowledging condolence letter.]","[Discusses a misplaced letter, and how hard Willis\n is working; comments on mutual acquaintances.]","[Says he is overburdened by work; decides to send\n him this preprinted letter; tells him in a autograph\n note that he does not have Poe's autograph.]","[Sends requested letter having to do with\n publishing business.]","[Sends fifth portion of \" \n Ireland \"; says it should reach \n England by boat December 1;\n mentions \n [James] Grant . ]","[Declines invitation due to overload of work;\n compliments him on his last two papers which were\n \"exemplary good.\"]","[Discusses \n Home Journal copies for Madame \n Calderon de la Barca , wife of\n Spanish minister; says copies are to be sent to an\n address on \n Long Island ; reports on his\n improving health.]","[Urges him to send forgotten other half of a poem\n by [Regis De Trobriand]; says he would love to\n publish it; declines trip to \n Nantucket as he has too many\n houseguests at the moment; urges him to visit again\n in the fall, to join Mrs. Hills and Mrs. Otis and\n have a \"time.\"]","[Discusses business; asks them to date and sign an\n enclosed document.]","[Discusses business, a new edition of his poems;\n agrees to their terms, which are the same ones they\n give Longfellow, but wants to revise and refine his\n poems before publication; asks for $300 advance;\n encloses drawing of one of his poems; says same young\n artist will do any number of such drawings,\n cheap.]","[Discusses printing of \" \n Tortesa the Usurer \" and\n \"Bianca.\"]","[Introduces Patterson, who will deliver the letter\n by hand, to Fields; says Patterson is the editor of\n the [Anglo-American] and \"one of our choicest\n spirits, as well as best critics.\"]","[Responds to request for autograph.]","[Promises to visit him to renew their\n acquaintance; remembers his kindness in former\n years.]","[Sends check for 3 tickets she sent him;\n compliments her on last night's dancing.]","[Sends her promised verses, possibly AMs poem\n beginning, \"My Mother! in thy prayer tonight . . .\";\n says he will send lines on the President's grandchild\n at a better moment.]","[Informs him that he is ready to receive him\n tonight between seven and eight.]","[Include AN on verso, Willis to one of his\n sons.]","[Includes attached AMsS poem beginning, \"We met\n like rain-drops . . .\"]"],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSee the \n \u003cextref type=\"simple\" href=\"https://www.library.virginia.edu/policies/use-of-materials\"\u003e\n University of Virginia Library’s use policy.\u003c/extref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["See the \n \n University of Virginia Library’s use policy."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc/\u003e"],"physloc_tesim":[""],"names_ssim":["University of Virginia. 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Van Schaick . ]","[Says he is writing a book on American scenery to\n be published in \n England ; asks for his help in\n getting the duty reduced; makes an argument why the\n whole book should not be subject to duty.]","[Says he has dedicated \" \n Tortesa the Usurer \" to her without\n her permission; says that this play and \" \n Bianca Visconti Or The Heart\n Overtasked \" have been so successful in \n America that he could buy a\n beautiful farm on the \n Susquehanna ; sends book by Miss\n Sedgwick; talks about a book on travel in the making;\n encourages her to give up all other writing in favor\n of play writing where she is so very successful;\n talks about a planned trip to the south of \n Europe ; urges her to join him\n and his wife.]","[Says he has been to the theater in \n Dublin twice to see Hackett\n perform his Yankee characters; invites him to dine at\n the Rev. Dr. Wall's , where he will meet the Lord\n Mayor of \n Dublin and others.]","[Writes on behalf of a committee; mentions plans\n to give a free concert in \n New York in honor of General\n Morris who has done so much for the country; asks him\n to participate; includes signatures of Dr. \n Alban Goldsmith and \n George Endicott . ]","[Explains why certain poems of his do not lend\n themselves to drawings; says they express feelings\n and are not of a descriptive nature, but that others\n are suitable for Mr. Lentze's pencil; mentions a book\n review.]","[Discusses poetry that Willis promises to write\n for \n North American Review , sooner or\n later; mentions the high regard \n The North American Review enjoys in \n England . ]","[Complains that his lectures and meetings at \n Cambridge take up all his time;\n mentions correspondent's work on a collection of\n Egyptian and Moorish plates belonging to Willis.]","[States that the \n Home Journal is always at her\n service.]","[Discusses some of his verses and the imminent\n birth of a daughter or son.]","[Discusses his recovery from illness, the\n publication of a piece in Morris' periodical, and\n painter [Lawrence] who \"makes everybody look as they\n will look in Heaven.\"]","[Discusses \" \n Lysteria , \" a dramatic poem; asks\n him who the author is; finds fault with an engraving\n of himself; wants Mr. Smith, the engraver, to change\n the eye area, the under lip, thicken the hair,\n etc.]","[Discusses a book she wants to sell to publisher;\n says he is so disgusted with negotiating bargains\n with publishers that he has somebody else do it for\n him; sympathizes with her; says that \n The Home Journal will do its best to\n ensure the book's success once it is published.]","[Thanks him for a chronicle of his visit, which\n was glowingly written about by Mrs. \n Harry Otis ; talks about his\n Dedication Hymn and a letter from Dr. [Beattie], \n London , regarding it; hopes that\n Fields will \"insert\" it somewhere; describes a June\n morning.] (tipped in book, \n The Bryant Festival at the\n Century )","[Praises [Ephraim?] Peabody's wonderful writing,\n which is worth collecting; talks about his\n \"brain-troubles\"; says he has been advised by his\n physician to stop writing for several years or risk\n sudden death; chooses to take the risk rather than\n endure intellectual idleness; speaks about \n The Home Journal ; says that all\n entries do not meet his high standards; invites the\n Peabody family to visit his house.]","[Thanks him for gossiping letter and asks for more\n of the same; reports on a novel in progress; mentions\n the frozen \n Susquehanna river . ] (A portion\n of the letter has been cut out because it obtained an\n obscene sentence.)","[Pleads with him to \"give the world your\n likeness,\" namely, allow bearer of letter, \n [Mathew] Brady , to take his\n picture.]","[Says he is pleased to have received Bowditch's\n book \n Suffolk Surnames ; states that\n excerpts from it have already appeared in \n The Home Journal , but he will speak\n of it again.]","[Says he cannot help him with inquiries; offers\n \"boyish\" compositions he wrote in 1825, his Sophmore\n year; hopes they might be of help.]","[Says that letter will be presented to Fay by \n New York lawyer \n James [B.] Thayer , who is to\n sail to \n Europe ; states that Thayer would\n like to introduce \n George Green to Fay.]","[Regrets not to have met Prescott, a person of\n \"sovereign genius,\" during his stay in \n Boston . ]","[Discusses piece by Mrs. Palmer on \n Shakespeare ; regrets not being\n able to use it in \n The Home Journal . ]","[Discusses Barnes' poem [\" \n The Eagle's Feather \"] which Willis\n will probably publish.]","[Requests autograph; sends one of the stanzas\n Palmer speaks of.]","[Sends autograph of poem \" \n Saturday afternoon \"; acknowledges\n receipt of two books.]","[Acknowledges the receipt of a [book]; says he\n will look for Tiffany's name in review articles.]","[Says he would like Fields to go to the English\n Embassy and ask for the address of Lady Jenkins, one\n of the world's most charming women, widow of Sir \n Richard Jenkins , formerly\n president of the \n East India Company . ]","[Says that his household has been overwhelmed with\n company, \"all up-hillers,\" and his wife is now sick\n in bed; says he cannot comply with Botta's request to\n write his own obituary; sends her some scraps which\n he has gathered over the years, which seem to him\n discriminating or noteworthy; speaks of his wife's\n great affection for Botta.]","[Says he is not able to help him with his inquiry;\n suggests approaching \n Henry Tuckerman with the\n matter.]","[Printed form-letter; tells her in a very polite\n way that he does not feel like writing her a personal\n letter.]","[Thanks him for a flattering letter.]","[Sends him what he believes is his best \"Scripture\n Poem\" ever; asks him to take it to Bonner.]","[Responds to her claim that he lives in a halo and\n that she does not know what his face looks like\n anymore by sending his \"likeness\"; walks past her\n home 6 times a day on his way to and from Willard's\n for his meals; looks up to her window for a smile, in\n vain.]","[Says he is not feeling well and waits for\n \"Mamma\"; sends a letter from young Stace; signs\n letter, \"your affectionate papa.\"]","[Discusses Morris' health, Willis' family matters,\n The Home Journal , increase in\n advertising; mentions \n Epes Sargent . ]","[Says that an attack of vertigo kept him from\n writing her; sends early copies from [ \n Home Journal ]; encourages her to\n write more; mentions visitors to his home, including\n Mrs. \n Henry Hills , Mrs. \n Henry Grinnell , and \n Anne Lynch Botta . ]","[Discusses difficulties with Captain \n Frederick Marryat and an avoided\n duel, the serious illness of his wife, and his\n tentative plans to return to \n America , depending on the\n recovery of his wife; mentions \n Jane Porter 's presence and his\n indebtedness to Sir Charles.]","[Writes for her husband who injured his hand in a\n fall; says they look forward to Halleck's visit to \n Idlewild . ]","[Expresses condolences after the death of Londen's\n wife; includes ALS, Londen to Willis, on verso,\n acknowledging condolence letter.]","[Discusses a misplaced letter, and how hard Willis\n is working; comments on mutual acquaintances.]","[Says he is overburdened by work; decides to send\n him this preprinted letter; tells him in a autograph\n note that he does not have Poe's autograph.]","[Sends requested letter having to do with\n publishing business.]","[Sends fifth portion of \" \n Ireland \"; says it should reach \n England by boat December 1;\n mentions \n [James] Grant . ]","[Declines invitation due to overload of work;\n compliments him on his last two papers which were\n \"exemplary good.\"]","[Discusses \n Home Journal copies for Madame \n Calderon de la Barca , wife of\n Spanish minister; says copies are to be sent to an\n address on \n Long Island ; reports on his\n improving health.]","[Urges him to send forgotten other half of a poem\n by [Regis De Trobriand]; says he would love to\n publish it; declines trip to \n Nantucket as he has too many\n houseguests at the moment; urges him to visit again\n in the fall, to join Mrs. Hills and Mrs. Otis and\n have a \"time.\"]","[Discusses business; asks them to date and sign an\n enclosed document.]","[Discusses business, a new edition of his poems;\n agrees to their terms, which are the same ones they\n give Longfellow, but wants to revise and refine his\n poems before publication; asks for $300 advance;\n encloses drawing of one of his poems; says same young\n artist will do any number of such drawings,\n cheap.]","[Discusses printing of \" \n Tortesa the Usurer \" and\n \"Bianca.\"]","[Introduces Patterson, who will deliver the letter\n by hand, to Fields; says Patterson is the editor of\n the [Anglo-American] and \"one of our choicest\n spirits, as well as best critics.\"]","[Responds to request for autograph.]","[Promises to visit him to renew their\n acquaintance; remembers his kindness in former\n years.]","[Sends check for 3 tickets she sent him;\n compliments her on last night's dancing.]","[Sends her promised verses, possibly AMs poem\n beginning, \"My Mother! in thy prayer tonight . . .\";\n says he will send lines on the President's grandchild\n at a better moment.]","[Informs him that he is ready to receive him\n tonight between seven and eight.]","[Include AN on verso, Willis to one of his\n sons.]","[Includes attached AMsS poem beginning, \"We met\n like rain-drops . . .\"]","See the \n \n University of Virginia Library’s use policy.","","University of Virginia. Library. Special\n Collections Dept.","Harper","Harper Co.","Carey \u0026 Hart","Idlewild","Yale University","East India Company","Nathaniel Parker Willis","[Jane] Porter","John B. Van Schaick","[Benjamin Franklin] Butler","Mary Russell Mitford","James Henry Hackett,\n Dublin","Asa Hutchinson","Alban Goldsmith","George Endicott","John Gorham Palfrey","N. Willis","Elizabeth Oakes\n Smith","Benson John Lossing","George Pope Morris","Epes Sargent","[Catherine Ann Ware] Warfield","James T. Fields","Harry Otis","E. Peabody","[Mathew] Brady","Nathaniel Ingersoll\n Bowditch","Thomas Raynesford Lounsbury","[Theodore Sedgwick] Fay","James [B.] Thayer","George Green","H. Prescott","[John Williamson] Palmer","Shakespeare","Almont Barnes","Osmond Tiffany","Richard Jenkins","Anne Lynch Botta","John Williamson Palmer","Henry Tuckerman","Frank W. Ballard","Charles Eames","Teresa Viele","Henry Hills","Henry Grinnell","Frederick Marryat","Jane Porter","Cornelia Grinnell Willis","Fitz-Green Halleck","R. [Londen]","Charles S. Ogden","Thomas Bailey\n Aldrich","George Virtue","[James] Grant","James Parton","Calderon de la Barca","Samuel Bulkley\n Ruggles","Abraham Hart","T. C. Hausard","Ph. H. Brown","R. Gilmor","English"],"unitid_tesim":["6991-f"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Nathaniel Parker Willis Collection \n 1835-1863"],"collection_title_tesim":["Nathaniel Parker Willis Collection \n 1835-1863"],"collection_ssim":["Nathaniel Parker Willis Collection \n 1835-1863"],"repository_ssm":["University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept."],"repository_ssim":["University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept."],"creator_ssm":[""],"creator_ssim":[""],"acqinfo_ssim":["Deposit [ \n 1963 Dec 17 ] \n 1966 Sep 12"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["71 items"],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection is open to research.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Access Restrictions"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Collection is open to research."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eNathaniel Parker Willis\n Collection, Accession 6991-f, Special Collections Department, University of\n Virginia Library\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Nathaniel Parker Willis\n Collection, Accession 6991-f, Special Collections Department, University of\n Virginia Library"],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eFunded in part by a grant from the National Endowment\n for the Humanities\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Funding Note"],"processinfo_tesim":["Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment\n for the Humanities"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Tipped to paper with engraving of Ashland; marked\n Page 5.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Includes ANS on verso to \"Dear Sir\" stating that\n the three verses he sent him are from his poem \" \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Lady Jane\u003c/bibref\u003e. \"]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Includes attached autograph; page is marked\n 3.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[From \" \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eLady Jane\u003c/bibref\u003e. \"]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Includes attached magazine drawing.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says he is pleased and flattered that she will\n present him at Lady Arundel's hall; recalls meeting\n her and her celebrated friend \n \u003cpersname\u003e[Jane] Porter\u003c/persname\u003e, a writer.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Gives the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eHarper Co.\u003c/corpname\u003einstructions for the\n republishing of Pencillings; says the volumes will be\n dedicated to \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn B. Van Schaick\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says he is writing a book on American scenery to\n be published in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEngland\u003c/geogname\u003e; asks for his help in\n getting the duty reduced; makes an argument why the\n whole book should not be subject to duty.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says he has dedicated \" \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eTortesa the Usurer\u003c/bibref\u003e\" to her without\n her permission; says that this play and \" \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eBianca Visconti Or The Heart\n Overtasked\u003c/bibref\u003e\" have been so successful in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eAmerica\u003c/geogname\u003ethat he could buy a\n beautiful farm on the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eSusquehanna\u003c/geogname\u003e; sends book by Miss\n Sedgwick; talks about a book on travel in the making;\n encourages her to give up all other writing in favor\n of play writing where she is so very successful;\n talks about a planned trip to the south of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e; urges her to join him\n and his wife.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says he has been to the theater in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eDublin\u003c/geogname\u003etwice to see Hackett\n perform his Yankee characters; invites him to dine at\n the Rev. Dr. Wall's , where he will meet the Lord\n Mayor of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eDublin\u003c/geogname\u003eand others.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Writes on behalf of a committee; mentions plans\n to give a free concert in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNew York\u003c/geogname\u003ein honor of General\n Morris who has done so much for the country; asks him\n to participate; includes signatures of Dr. \n \u003cpersname\u003eAlban Goldsmith\u003c/persname\u003eand \n \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge Endicott\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Explains why certain poems of his do not lend\n themselves to drawings; says they express feelings\n and are not of a descriptive nature, but that others\n are suitable for Mr. Lentze's pencil; mentions a book\n review.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses poetry that Willis promises to write\n for \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eNorth American Review\u003c/bibref\u003e, sooner or\n later; mentions the high regard \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe North American Review\u003c/bibref\u003eenjoys in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEngland\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Complains that his lectures and meetings at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eCambridge\u003c/geogname\u003etake up all his time;\n mentions correspondent's work on a collection of\n Egyptian and Moorish plates belonging to Willis.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[States that the \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eHome Journal\u003c/bibref\u003eis always at her\n service.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses some of his verses and the imminent\n birth of a daughter or son.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses his recovery from illness, the\n publication of a piece in Morris' periodical, and\n painter [Lawrence] who \"makes everybody look as they\n will look in Heaven.\"]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses \" \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eLysteria\u003c/bibref\u003e, \" a dramatic poem; asks\n him who the author is; finds fault with an engraving\n of himself; wants Mr. Smith, the engraver, to change\n the eye area, the under lip, thicken the hair,\n etc.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a book she wants to sell to publisher;\n says he is so disgusted with negotiating bargains\n with publishers that he has somebody else do it for\n him; sympathizes with her; says that \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Home Journal\u003c/bibref\u003ewill do its best to\n ensure the book's success once it is published.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks him for a chronicle of his visit, which\n was glowingly written about by Mrs. \n \u003cpersname\u003eHarry Otis\u003c/persname\u003e; talks about his\n Dedication Hymn and a letter from Dr. [Beattie], \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLondon\u003c/geogname\u003e, regarding it; hopes that\n Fields will \"insert\" it somewhere; describes a June\n morning.] (tipped in book, \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Bryant Festival at the\n Century\u003c/bibref\u003e)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Praises [Ephraim?] Peabody's wonderful writing,\n which is worth collecting; talks about his\n \"brain-troubles\"; says he has been advised by his\n physician to stop writing for several years or risk\n sudden death; chooses to take the risk rather than\n endure intellectual idleness; speaks about \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Home Journal\u003c/bibref\u003e; says that all\n entries do not meet his high standards; invites the\n Peabody family to visit his house.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks him for gossiping letter and asks for more\n of the same; reports on a novel in progress; mentions\n the frozen \n \u003cgeogname\u003eSusquehanna river\u003c/geogname\u003e. ] (A portion\n of the letter has been cut out because it obtained an\n obscene sentence.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Pleads with him to \"give the world your\n likeness,\" namely, allow bearer of letter, \n \u003cpersname\u003e[Mathew] Brady\u003c/persname\u003e, to take his\n picture.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says he is pleased to have received Bowditch's\n book \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eSuffolk Surnames\u003c/bibref\u003e; states that\n excerpts from it have already appeared in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Home Journal\u003c/bibref\u003e, but he will speak\n of it again.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says he cannot help him with inquiries; offers\n \"boyish\" compositions he wrote in 1825, his Sophmore\n year; hopes they might be of help.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says that letter will be presented to Fay by \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNew York\u003c/geogname\u003elawyer \n \u003cpersname\u003eJames [B.] Thayer\u003c/persname\u003e, who is to\n sail to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e; states that Thayer would\n like to introduce \n \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge Green\u003c/persname\u003eto Fay.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Regrets not to have met Prescott, a person of\n \"sovereign genius,\" during his stay in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eBoston\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses piece by Mrs. Palmer on \n \u003cpersname\u003eShakespeare\u003c/persname\u003e; regrets not being\n able to use it in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Home Journal\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses Barnes' poem [\" \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Eagle's Feather\u003c/bibref\u003e\"] which Willis\n will probably publish.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Requests autograph; sends one of the stanzas\n Palmer speaks of.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Sends autograph of poem \" \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eSaturday afternoon\u003c/bibref\u003e\"; acknowledges\n receipt of two books.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Acknowledges the receipt of a [book]; says he\n will look for Tiffany's name in review articles.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says he would like Fields to go to the English\n Embassy and ask for the address of Lady Jenkins, one\n of the world's most charming women, widow of Sir \n \u003cpersname\u003eRichard Jenkins\u003c/persname\u003e, formerly\n president of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eEast India Company\u003c/corpname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says that his household has been overwhelmed with\n company, \"all up-hillers,\" and his wife is now sick\n in bed; says he cannot comply with Botta's request to\n write his own obituary; sends her some scraps which\n he has gathered over the years, which seem to him\n discriminating or noteworthy; speaks of his wife's\n great affection for Botta.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says he is not able to help him with his inquiry;\n suggests approaching \n \u003cpersname\u003eHenry Tuckerman\u003c/persname\u003ewith the\n matter.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Printed form-letter; tells her in a very polite\n way that he does not feel like writing her a personal\n letter.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks him for a flattering letter.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Sends him what he believes is his best \"Scripture\n Poem\" ever; asks him to take it to Bonner.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Responds to her claim that he lives in a halo and\n that she does not know what his face looks like\n anymore by sending his \"likeness\"; walks past her\n home 6 times a day on his way to and from Willard's\n for his meals; looks up to her window for a smile, in\n vain.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says he is not feeling well and waits for\n \"Mamma\"; sends a letter from young Stace; signs\n letter, \"your affectionate papa.\"]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses Morris' health, Willis' family matters,\n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Home Journal\u003c/bibref\u003e, increase in\n advertising; mentions \n \u003cpersname\u003eEpes Sargent\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says that an attack of vertigo kept him from\n writing her; sends early copies from [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eHome Journal\u003c/bibref\u003e]; encourages her to\n write more; mentions visitors to his home, including\n Mrs. \n \u003cpersname\u003eHenry Hills\u003c/persname\u003e, Mrs. \n \u003cpersname\u003eHenry Grinnell\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n \u003cpersname\u003eAnne Lynch Botta\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses difficulties with Captain \n \u003cpersname\u003eFrederick Marryat\u003c/persname\u003eand an avoided\n duel, the serious illness of his wife, and his\n tentative plans to return to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eAmerica\u003c/geogname\u003e, depending on the\n recovery of his wife; mentions \n \u003cpersname\u003eJane Porter\u003c/persname\u003e's presence and his\n indebtedness to Sir Charles.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Writes for her husband who injured his hand in a\n fall; says they look forward to Halleck's visit to \n \u003ccorpname\u003eIdlewild\u003c/corpname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Expresses condolences after the death of Londen's\n wife; includes ALS, Londen to Willis, on verso,\n acknowledging condolence letter.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a misplaced letter, and how hard Willis\n is working; comments on mutual acquaintances.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says he is overburdened by work; decides to send\n him this preprinted letter; tells him in a autograph\n note that he does not have Poe's autograph.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Sends requested letter having to do with\n publishing business.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Sends fifth portion of \" \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eIreland\u003c/bibref\u003e\"; says it should reach \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEngland\u003c/geogname\u003eby boat December 1;\n mentions \n \u003cpersname\u003e[James] Grant\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Declines invitation due to overload of work;\n compliments him on his last two papers which were\n \"exemplary good.\"]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eHome Journal\u003c/bibref\u003ecopies for Madame \n \u003cpersname\u003eCalderon de la Barca\u003c/persname\u003e, wife of\n Spanish minister; says copies are to be sent to an\n address on \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLong Island\u003c/geogname\u003e; reports on his\n improving health.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Urges him to send forgotten other half of a poem\n by [Regis De Trobriand]; says he would love to\n publish it; declines trip to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNantucket\u003c/geogname\u003eas he has too many\n houseguests at the moment; urges him to visit again\n in the fall, to join Mrs. Hills and Mrs. Otis and\n have a \"time.\"]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses business; asks them to date and sign an\n enclosed document.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses business, a new edition of his poems;\n agrees to their terms, which are the same ones they\n give Longfellow, but wants to revise and refine his\n poems before publication; asks for $300 advance;\n encloses drawing of one of his poems; says same young\n artist will do any number of such drawings,\n cheap.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses printing of \" \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eTortesa the Usurer\u003c/bibref\u003e\" and\n \"Bianca.\"]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Introduces Patterson, who will deliver the letter\n by hand, to Fields; says Patterson is the editor of\n the [Anglo-American] and \"one of our choicest\n spirits, as well as best critics.\"]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Responds to request for autograph.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Promises to visit him to renew their\n acquaintance; remembers his kindness in former\n years.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Sends check for 3 tickets she sent him;\n compliments her on last night's dancing.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Sends her promised verses, possibly AMs poem\n beginning, \"My Mother! in thy prayer tonight . . .\";\n says he will send lines on the President's grandchild\n at a better moment.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Informs him that he is ready to receive him\n tonight between seven and eight.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Include AN on verso, Willis to one of his\n sons.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Includes attached AMsS poem beginning, \"We met\n like rain-drops . . .\"]\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_tesim":["[Tipped to paper with engraving of Ashland; marked\n Page 5.]","[Includes ANS on verso to \"Dear Sir\" stating that\n the three verses he sent him are from his poem \" \n The Lady Jane . \"]","[Includes attached autograph; page is marked\n 3.]","[From \" \n Lady Jane . \"]","[Includes attached magazine drawing.]","[Says he is pleased and flattered that she will\n present him at Lady Arundel's hall; recalls meeting\n her and her celebrated friend \n [Jane] Porter , a writer.]","[Gives the \n Harper Co. instructions for the\n republishing of Pencillings; says the volumes will be\n dedicated to \n John B. 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Dr. Wall's , where he will meet the Lord\n Mayor of \n Dublin and others.]","[Writes on behalf of a committee; mentions plans\n to give a free concert in \n New York in honor of General\n Morris who has done so much for the country; asks him\n to participate; includes signatures of Dr. \n Alban Goldsmith and \n George Endicott . ]","[Explains why certain poems of his do not lend\n themselves to drawings; says they express feelings\n and are not of a descriptive nature, but that others\n are suitable for Mr. Lentze's pencil; mentions a book\n review.]","[Discusses poetry that Willis promises to write\n for \n North American Review , sooner or\n later; mentions the high regard \n The North American Review enjoys in \n England . ]","[Complains that his lectures and meetings at \n Cambridge take up all his time;\n mentions correspondent's work on a collection of\n Egyptian and Moorish plates belonging to Willis.]","[States that the \n Home Journal is always at her\n service.]","[Discusses some of his verses and the imminent\n birth of a daughter or son.]","[Discusses his recovery from illness, the\n publication of a piece in Morris' periodical, and\n painter [Lawrence] who \"makes everybody look as they\n will look in Heaven.\"]","[Discusses \" \n Lysteria , \" a dramatic poem; asks\n him who the author is; finds fault with an engraving\n of himself; wants Mr. Smith, the engraver, to change\n the eye area, the under lip, thicken the hair,\n etc.]","[Discusses a book she wants to sell to publisher;\n says he is so disgusted with negotiating bargains\n with publishers that he has somebody else do it for\n him; sympathizes with her; says that \n The Home Journal will do its best to\n ensure the book's success once it is published.]","[Thanks him for a chronicle of his visit, which\n was glowingly written about by Mrs. \n Harry Otis ; talks about his\n Dedication Hymn and a letter from Dr. [Beattie], \n London , regarding it; hopes that\n Fields will \"insert\" it somewhere; describes a June\n morning.] (tipped in book, \n The Bryant Festival at the\n Century )","[Praises [Ephraim?] Peabody's wonderful writing,\n which is worth collecting; talks about his\n \"brain-troubles\"; says he has been advised by his\n physician to stop writing for several years or risk\n sudden death; chooses to take the risk rather than\n endure intellectual idleness; speaks about \n The Home Journal ; says that all\n entries do not meet his high standards; invites the\n Peabody family to visit his house.]","[Thanks him for gossiping letter and asks for more\n of the same; reports on a novel in progress; mentions\n the frozen \n Susquehanna river . ] (A portion\n of the letter has been cut out because it obtained an\n obscene sentence.)","[Pleads with him to \"give the world your\n likeness,\" namely, allow bearer of letter, \n [Mathew] Brady , to take his\n picture.]","[Says he is pleased to have received Bowditch's\n book \n Suffolk Surnames ; states that\n excerpts from it have already appeared in \n The Home Journal , but he will speak\n of it again.]","[Says he cannot help him with inquiries; offers\n \"boyish\" compositions he wrote in 1825, his Sophmore\n year; hopes they might be of help.]","[Says that letter will be presented to Fay by \n New York lawyer \n James [B.] Thayer , who is to\n sail to \n Europe ; states that Thayer would\n like to introduce \n George Green to Fay.]","[Regrets not to have met Prescott, a person of\n \"sovereign genius,\" during his stay in \n Boston . ]","[Discusses piece by Mrs. Palmer on \n Shakespeare ; regrets not being\n able to use it in \n The Home Journal . ]","[Discusses Barnes' poem [\" \n The Eagle's Feather \"] which Willis\n will probably publish.]","[Requests autograph; sends one of the stanzas\n Palmer speaks of.]","[Sends autograph of poem \" \n Saturday afternoon \"; acknowledges\n receipt of two books.]","[Acknowledges the receipt of a [book]; says he\n will look for Tiffany's name in review articles.]","[Says he would like Fields to go to the English\n Embassy and ask for the address of Lady Jenkins, one\n of the world's most charming women, widow of Sir \n Richard Jenkins , formerly\n president of the \n East India Company . ]","[Says that his household has been overwhelmed with\n company, \"all up-hillers,\" and his wife is now sick\n in bed; says he cannot comply with Botta's request to\n write his own obituary; sends her some scraps which\n he has gathered over the years, which seem to him\n discriminating or noteworthy; speaks of his wife's\n great affection for Botta.]","[Says he is not able to help him with his inquiry;\n suggests approaching \n Henry Tuckerman with the\n matter.]","[Printed form-letter; tells her in a very polite\n way that he does not feel like writing her a personal\n letter.]","[Thanks him for a flattering letter.]","[Sends him what he believes is his best \"Scripture\n Poem\" ever; asks him to take it to Bonner.]","[Responds to her claim that he lives in a halo and\n that she does not know what his face looks like\n anymore by sending his \"likeness\"; walks past her\n home 6 times a day on his way to and from Willard's\n for his meals; looks up to her window for a smile, in\n vain.]","[Says he is not feeling well and waits for\n \"Mamma\"; sends a letter from young Stace; signs\n letter, \"your affectionate papa.\"]","[Discusses Morris' health, Willis' family matters,\n The Home Journal , increase in\n advertising; 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tells him in a autograph\n note that he does not have Poe's autograph.]","[Sends requested letter having to do with\n publishing business.]","[Sends fifth portion of \" \n Ireland \"; says it should reach \n England by boat December 1;\n mentions \n [James] Grant . ]","[Declines invitation due to overload of work;\n compliments him on his last two papers which were\n \"exemplary good.\"]","[Discusses \n Home Journal copies for Madame \n Calderon de la Barca , wife of\n Spanish minister; says copies are to be sent to an\n address on \n Long Island ; reports on his\n improving health.]","[Urges him to send forgotten other half of a poem\n by [Regis De Trobriand]; says he would love to\n publish it; declines trip to \n Nantucket as he has too many\n houseguests at the moment; urges him to visit again\n in the fall, to join Mrs. Hills and Mrs. Otis and\n have a \"time.\"]","[Discusses business; asks them to date and sign an\n enclosed document.]","[Discusses business, a new edition of his poems;\n agrees to their terms, which are the same ones they\n give Longfellow, but wants to revise and refine his\n poems before publication; 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Dr. Wall's , where he will meet the Lord\n Mayor of \n Dublin and others.]","[Writes on behalf of a committee; mentions plans\n to give a free concert in \n New York in honor of General\n Morris who has done so much for the country; asks him\n to participate; includes signatures of Dr. \n Alban Goldsmith and \n George Endicott . ]","[Explains why certain poems of his do not lend\n themselves to drawings; says they express feelings\n and are not of a descriptive nature, but that others\n are suitable for Mr. Lentze's pencil; mentions a book\n review.]","[Discusses poetry that Willis promises to write\n for \n North American Review , sooner or\n later; mentions the high regard \n The North American Review enjoys in \n England . ]","[Complains that his lectures and meetings at \n Cambridge take up all his time;\n mentions correspondent's work on a collection of\n Egyptian and Moorish plates belonging to Willis.]","[States that the \n Home Journal is always at her\n service.]","[Discusses some of his verses and the imminent\n birth of a daughter or son.]","[Discusses his recovery from illness, the\n publication of a piece in Morris' periodical, and\n painter [Lawrence] who \"makes everybody look as they\n will look in Heaven.\"]","[Discusses \" \n Lysteria , \" a dramatic poem; asks\n him who the author is; finds fault with an engraving\n of himself; wants Mr. Smith, the engraver, to change\n the eye area, the under lip, thicken the hair,\n etc.]","[Discusses a book she wants to sell to publisher;\n says he is so disgusted with negotiating bargains\n with publishers that he has somebody else do it for\n him; sympathizes with her; says that \n The Home Journal will do its best to\n ensure the book's success once it is published.]","[Thanks him for a chronicle of his visit, which\n was glowingly written about by Mrs. \n Harry Otis ; talks about his\n Dedication Hymn and a letter from Dr. [Beattie], \n London , regarding it; hopes that\n Fields will \"insert\" it somewhere; describes a June\n morning.] (tipped in book, \n The Bryant Festival at the\n Century )","[Praises [Ephraim?] Peabody's wonderful writing,\n which is worth collecting; talks about his\n \"brain-troubles\"; says he has been advised by his\n physician to stop writing for several years or risk\n sudden death; chooses to take the risk rather than\n endure intellectual idleness; speaks about \n The Home Journal ; says that all\n entries do not meet his high standards; invites the\n Peabody family to visit his house.]","[Thanks him for gossiping letter and asks for more\n of the same; reports on a novel in progress; mentions\n the frozen \n Susquehanna river . ] (A portion\n of the letter has been cut out because it obtained an\n obscene sentence.)","[Pleads with him to \"give the world your\n likeness,\" namely, allow bearer of letter, \n [Mathew] Brady , to take his\n picture.]","[Says he is pleased to have received Bowditch's\n book \n Suffolk Surnames ; states that\n excerpts from it have already appeared in \n The Home Journal , but he will speak\n of it again.]","[Says he cannot help him with inquiries; offers\n \"boyish\" compositions he wrote in 1825, his Sophmore\n year; hopes they might be of help.]","[Says that letter will be presented to Fay by \n New York lawyer \n James [B.] Thayer , who is to\n sail to \n Europe ; states that Thayer would\n like to introduce \n George Green to Fay.]","[Regrets not to have met Prescott, a person of\n \"sovereign genius,\" during his stay in \n Boston . ]","[Discusses piece by Mrs. Palmer on \n Shakespeare ; regrets not being\n able to use it in \n The Home Journal . ]","[Discusses Barnes' poem [\" \n The Eagle's Feather \"] which Willis\n will probably publish.]","[Requests autograph; sends one of the stanzas\n Palmer speaks of.]","[Sends autograph of poem \" \n Saturday afternoon \"; acknowledges\n receipt of two books.]","[Acknowledges the receipt of a [book]; says he\n will look for Tiffany's name in review articles.]","[Says he would like Fields to go to the English\n Embassy and ask for the address of Lady Jenkins, one\n of the world's most charming women, widow of Sir \n Richard Jenkins , formerly\n president of the \n East India Company . ]","[Says that his household has been overwhelmed with\n company, \"all up-hillers,\" and his wife is now sick\n in bed; says he cannot comply with Botta's request to\n write his own obituary; sends her some scraps which\n he has gathered over the years, which seem to him\n discriminating or noteworthy; speaks of his wife's\n great affection for Botta.]","[Says he is not able to help him with his inquiry;\n suggests approaching \n Henry Tuckerman with the\n matter.]","[Printed form-letter; tells her in a very polite\n way that he does not feel like writing her a personal\n letter.]","[Thanks him for a flattering letter.]","[Sends him what he believes is his best \"Scripture\n Poem\" ever; asks him to take it to Bonner.]","[Responds to her claim that he lives in a halo and\n that she does not know what his face looks like\n anymore by sending his \"likeness\"; walks past her\n home 6 times a day on his way to and from Willard's\n for his meals; looks up to her window for a smile, in\n vain.]","[Says he is not feeling well and waits for\n \"Mamma\"; sends a letter from young Stace; signs\n letter, \"your affectionate papa.\"]","[Discusses Morris' health, Willis' family matters,\n The Home Journal , increase in\n advertising; mentions \n Epes Sargent . ]","[Says that an attack of vertigo kept him from\n writing her; sends early copies from [ \n Home Journal ]; encourages her to\n write more; mentions visitors to his home, including\n Mrs. \n Henry Hills , Mrs. \n Henry Grinnell , and \n Anne Lynch Botta . ]","[Discusses difficulties with Captain \n Frederick Marryat and an avoided\n duel, the serious illness of his wife, and his\n tentative plans to return to \n America , depending on the\n recovery of his wife; mentions \n Jane Porter 's presence and his\n indebtedness to Sir Charles.]","[Writes for her husband who injured his hand in a\n fall; says they look forward to Halleck's visit to \n Idlewild . ]","[Expresses condolences after the death of Londen's\n wife; includes ALS, Londen to Willis, on verso,\n acknowledging condolence letter.]","[Discusses a misplaced letter, and how hard Willis\n is working; comments on mutual acquaintances.]","[Says he is overburdened by work; decides to send\n him this preprinted letter; tells him in a autograph\n note that he does not have Poe's autograph.]","[Sends requested letter having to do with\n publishing business.]","[Sends fifth portion of \" \n Ireland \"; says it should reach \n England by boat December 1;\n mentions \n [James] Grant . ]","[Declines invitation due to overload of work;\n compliments him on his last two papers which were\n \"exemplary good.\"]","[Discusses \n Home Journal copies for Madame \n Calderon de la Barca , wife of\n Spanish minister; says copies are to be sent to an\n address on \n Long Island ; reports on his\n improving health.]","[Urges him to send forgotten other half of a poem\n by [Regis De Trobriand]; says he would love to\n publish it; declines trip to \n Nantucket as he has too many\n houseguests at the moment; urges him to visit again\n in the fall, to join Mrs. Hills and Mrs. Otis and\n have a \"time.\"]","[Discusses business; asks them to date and sign an\n enclosed document.]","[Discusses business, a new edition of his poems;\n agrees to their terms, which are the same ones they\n give Longfellow, but wants to revise and refine his\n poems before publication; asks for $300 advance;\n encloses drawing of one of his poems; says same young\n artist will do any number of such drawings,\n cheap.]","[Discusses printing of \" \n Tortesa the Usurer \" and\n \"Bianca.\"]","[Introduces Patterson, who will deliver the letter\n by hand, to Fields; says Patterson is the editor of\n the [Anglo-American] and \"one of our choicest\n spirits, as well as best critics.\"]","[Responds to request for autograph.]","[Promises to visit him to renew their\n acquaintance; remembers his kindness in former\n years.]","[Sends check for 3 tickets she sent him;\n compliments her on last night's dancing.]","[Sends her promised verses, possibly AMs poem\n beginning, \"My Mother! in thy prayer tonight . . .\";\n says he will send lines on the President's grandchild\n at a better moment.]","[Informs him that he is ready to receive him\n tonight between seven and eight.]","[Include AN on verso, Willis to one of his\n sons.]","[Includes attached AMsS poem beginning, \"We met\n like rain-drops . . .\"]","See the \n \n University of Virginia Library’s use policy.","","University of Virginia. Library. Special\n Collections Dept.","Harper","Harper Co.","Carey \u0026 Hart","Idlewild","Yale University","East India Company","Nathaniel Parker Willis","[Jane] Porter","John B. Van Schaick","[Benjamin Franklin] Butler","Mary Russell Mitford","James Henry Hackett,\n Dublin","Asa Hutchinson","Alban Goldsmith","George Endicott","John Gorham Palfrey","N. Willis","Elizabeth Oakes\n Smith","Benson John Lossing","George Pope Morris","Epes Sargent","[Catherine Ann Ware] Warfield","James T. Fields","Harry Otis","E. Peabody","[Mathew] Brady","Nathaniel Ingersoll\n Bowditch","Thomas Raynesford Lounsbury","[Theodore Sedgwick] Fay","James [B.] Thayer","George Green","H. Prescott","[John Williamson] Palmer","Shakespeare","Almont Barnes","Osmond Tiffany","Richard Jenkins","Anne Lynch Botta","John Williamson Palmer","Henry Tuckerman","Frank W. Ballard","Charles Eames","Teresa Viele","Henry Hills","Henry Grinnell","Frederick Marryat","Jane Porter","Cornelia Grinnell Willis","Fitz-Green Halleck","R. [Londen]","Charles S. Ogden","Thomas Bailey\n Aldrich","George Virtue","[James] Grant","James Parton","Calderon de la Barca","Samuel Bulkley\n Ruggles","Abraham Hart","T. C. Hausard","Ph. H. Brown","R. Gilmor","English"],"unitid_tesim":["6991-f"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Nathaniel Parker Willis Collection \n 1835-1863"],"collection_title_tesim":["Nathaniel Parker Willis Collection \n 1835-1863"],"collection_ssim":["Nathaniel Parker Willis Collection \n 1835-1863"],"repository_ssm":["University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept."],"repository_ssim":["University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept."],"creator_ssm":[""],"creator_ssim":[""],"acqinfo_ssim":["Deposit [ \n 1963 Dec 17 ] \n 1966 Sep 12"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["71 items"],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection is open to research.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Access Restrictions"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Collection is open to research."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eNathaniel Parker Willis\n Collection, Accession 6991-f, Special Collections Department, University of\n Virginia Library\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Nathaniel Parker Willis\n Collection, Accession 6991-f, Special Collections Department, University of\n Virginia Library"],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eFunded in part by a grant from the National Endowment\n for the Humanities\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Funding Note"],"processinfo_tesim":["Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment\n for the Humanities"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Tipped to paper with engraving of Ashland; marked\n Page 5.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Includes ANS on verso to \"Dear Sir\" stating that\n the three verses he sent him are from his poem \" \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Lady Jane\u003c/bibref\u003e. \"]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Includes attached autograph; page is marked\n 3.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[From \" \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eLady Jane\u003c/bibref\u003e. \"]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Includes attached magazine drawing.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says he is pleased and flattered that she will\n present him at Lady Arundel's hall; recalls meeting\n her and her celebrated friend \n \u003cpersname\u003e[Jane] Porter\u003c/persname\u003e, a writer.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Gives the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eHarper Co.\u003c/corpname\u003einstructions for the\n republishing of Pencillings; says the volumes will be\n dedicated to \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn B. Van Schaick\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says he is writing a book on American scenery to\n be published in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEngland\u003c/geogname\u003e; asks for his help in\n getting the duty reduced; makes an argument why the\n whole book should not be subject to duty.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says he has dedicated \" \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eTortesa the Usurer\u003c/bibref\u003e\" to her without\n her permission; says that this play and \" \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eBianca Visconti Or The Heart\n Overtasked\u003c/bibref\u003e\" have been so successful in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eAmerica\u003c/geogname\u003ethat he could buy a\n beautiful farm on the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eSusquehanna\u003c/geogname\u003e; sends book by Miss\n Sedgwick; talks about a book on travel in the making;\n encourages her to give up all other writing in favor\n of play writing where she is so very successful;\n talks about a planned trip to the south of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e; urges her to join him\n and his wife.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says he has been to the theater in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eDublin\u003c/geogname\u003etwice to see Hackett\n perform his Yankee characters; invites him to dine at\n the Rev. Dr. Wall's , where he will meet the Lord\n Mayor of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eDublin\u003c/geogname\u003eand others.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Writes on behalf of a committee; mentions plans\n to give a free concert in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNew York\u003c/geogname\u003ein honor of General\n Morris who has done so much for the country; asks him\n to participate; includes signatures of Dr. \n \u003cpersname\u003eAlban Goldsmith\u003c/persname\u003eand \n \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge Endicott\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Explains why certain poems of his do not lend\n themselves to drawings; says they express feelings\n and are not of a descriptive nature, but that others\n are suitable for Mr. Lentze's pencil; mentions a book\n review.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses poetry that Willis promises to write\n for \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eNorth American Review\u003c/bibref\u003e, sooner or\n later; mentions the high regard \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe North American Review\u003c/bibref\u003eenjoys in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEngland\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Complains that his lectures and meetings at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eCambridge\u003c/geogname\u003etake up all his time;\n mentions correspondent's work on a collection of\n Egyptian and Moorish plates belonging to Willis.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[States that the \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eHome Journal\u003c/bibref\u003eis always at her\n service.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses some of his verses and the imminent\n birth of a daughter or son.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses his recovery from illness, the\n publication of a piece in Morris' periodical, and\n painter [Lawrence] who \"makes everybody look as they\n will look in Heaven.\"]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses \" \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eLysteria\u003c/bibref\u003e, \" a dramatic poem; asks\n him who the author is; finds fault with an engraving\n of himself; wants Mr. Smith, the engraver, to change\n the eye area, the under lip, thicken the hair,\n etc.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a book she wants to sell to publisher;\n says he is so disgusted with negotiating bargains\n with publishers that he has somebody else do it for\n him; sympathizes with her; says that \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Home Journal\u003c/bibref\u003ewill do its best to\n ensure the book's success once it is published.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks him for a chronicle of his visit, which\n was glowingly written about by Mrs. \n \u003cpersname\u003eHarry Otis\u003c/persname\u003e; talks about his\n Dedication Hymn and a letter from Dr. [Beattie], \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLondon\u003c/geogname\u003e, regarding it; hopes that\n Fields will \"insert\" it somewhere; describes a June\n morning.] (tipped in book, \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Bryant Festival at the\n Century\u003c/bibref\u003e)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Praises [Ephraim?] Peabody's wonderful writing,\n which is worth collecting; talks about his\n \"brain-troubles\"; says he has been advised by his\n physician to stop writing for several years or risk\n sudden death; chooses to take the risk rather than\n endure intellectual idleness; speaks about \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Home Journal\u003c/bibref\u003e; says that all\n entries do not meet his high standards; invites the\n Peabody family to visit his house.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks him for gossiping letter and asks for more\n of the same; reports on a novel in progress; mentions\n the frozen \n \u003cgeogname\u003eSusquehanna river\u003c/geogname\u003e. ] (A portion\n of the letter has been cut out because it obtained an\n obscene sentence.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Pleads with him to \"give the world your\n likeness,\" namely, allow bearer of letter, \n \u003cpersname\u003e[Mathew] Brady\u003c/persname\u003e, to take his\n picture.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says he is pleased to have received Bowditch's\n book \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eSuffolk Surnames\u003c/bibref\u003e; states that\n excerpts from it have already appeared in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Home Journal\u003c/bibref\u003e, but he will speak\n of it again.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says he cannot help him with inquiries; offers\n \"boyish\" compositions he wrote in 1825, his Sophmore\n year; hopes they might be of help.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says that letter will be presented to Fay by \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNew York\u003c/geogname\u003elawyer \n \u003cpersname\u003eJames [B.] Thayer\u003c/persname\u003e, who is to\n sail to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e; states that Thayer would\n like to introduce \n \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge Green\u003c/persname\u003eto Fay.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Regrets not to have met Prescott, a person of\n \"sovereign genius,\" during his stay in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eBoston\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses piece by Mrs. Palmer on \n \u003cpersname\u003eShakespeare\u003c/persname\u003e; regrets not being\n able to use it in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Home Journal\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses Barnes' poem [\" \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Eagle's Feather\u003c/bibref\u003e\"] which Willis\n will probably publish.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Requests autograph; sends one of the stanzas\n Palmer speaks of.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Sends autograph of poem \" \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eSaturday afternoon\u003c/bibref\u003e\"; acknowledges\n receipt of two books.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Acknowledges the receipt of a [book]; says he\n will look for Tiffany's name in review articles.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says he would like Fields to go to the English\n Embassy and ask for the address of Lady Jenkins, one\n of the world's most charming women, widow of Sir \n \u003cpersname\u003eRichard Jenkins\u003c/persname\u003e, formerly\n president of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eEast India Company\u003c/corpname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says that his household has been overwhelmed with\n company, \"all up-hillers,\" and his wife is now sick\n in bed; says he cannot comply with Botta's request to\n write his own obituary; sends her some scraps which\n he has gathered over the years, which seem to him\n discriminating or noteworthy; speaks of his wife's\n great affection for Botta.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says he is not able to help him with his inquiry;\n suggests approaching \n \u003cpersname\u003eHenry Tuckerman\u003c/persname\u003ewith the\n matter.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Printed form-letter; tells her in a very polite\n way that he does not feel like writing her a personal\n letter.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks him for a flattering letter.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Sends him what he believes is his best \"Scripture\n Poem\" ever; asks him to take it to Bonner.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Responds to her claim that he lives in a halo and\n that she does not know what his face looks like\n anymore by sending his \"likeness\"; walks past her\n home 6 times a day on his way to and from Willard's\n for his meals; looks up to her window for a smile, in\n vain.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says he is not feeling well and waits for\n \"Mamma\"; sends a letter from young Stace; signs\n letter, \"your affectionate papa.\"]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses Morris' health, Willis' family matters,\n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Home Journal\u003c/bibref\u003e, increase in\n advertising; mentions \n \u003cpersname\u003eEpes Sargent\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says that an attack of vertigo kept him from\n writing her; sends early copies from [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eHome Journal\u003c/bibref\u003e]; encourages her to\n write more; mentions visitors to his home, including\n Mrs. \n \u003cpersname\u003eHenry Hills\u003c/persname\u003e, Mrs. \n \u003cpersname\u003eHenry Grinnell\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n \u003cpersname\u003eAnne Lynch Botta\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses difficulties with Captain \n \u003cpersname\u003eFrederick Marryat\u003c/persname\u003eand an avoided\n duel, the serious illness of his wife, and his\n tentative plans to return to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eAmerica\u003c/geogname\u003e, depending on the\n recovery of his wife; mentions \n \u003cpersname\u003eJane Porter\u003c/persname\u003e's presence and his\n indebtedness to Sir Charles.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Writes for her husband who injured his hand in a\n fall; says they look forward to Halleck's visit to \n \u003ccorpname\u003eIdlewild\u003c/corpname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Expresses condolences after the death of Londen's\n wife; includes ALS, Londen to Willis, on verso,\n acknowledging condolence letter.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a misplaced letter, and how hard Willis\n is working; comments on mutual acquaintances.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says he is overburdened by work; decides to send\n him this preprinted letter; tells him in a autograph\n note that he does not have Poe's autograph.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Sends requested letter having to do with\n publishing business.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Sends fifth portion of \" \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eIreland\u003c/bibref\u003e\"; says it should reach \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEngland\u003c/geogname\u003eby boat December 1;\n mentions \n \u003cpersname\u003e[James] Grant\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Declines invitation due to overload of work;\n compliments him on his last two papers which were\n \"exemplary good.\"]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eHome Journal\u003c/bibref\u003ecopies for Madame \n \u003cpersname\u003eCalderon de la Barca\u003c/persname\u003e, wife of\n Spanish minister; says copies are to be sent to an\n address on \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLong Island\u003c/geogname\u003e; reports on his\n improving health.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Urges him to send forgotten other half of a poem\n by [Regis De Trobriand]; says he would love to\n publish it; declines trip to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNantucket\u003c/geogname\u003eas he has too many\n houseguests at the moment; urges him to visit again\n in the fall, to join Mrs. Hills and Mrs. Otis and\n have a \"time.\"]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses business; asks them to date and sign an\n enclosed document.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses business, a new edition of his poems;\n agrees to their terms, which are the same ones they\n give Longfellow, but wants to revise and refine his\n poems before publication; asks for $300 advance;\n encloses drawing of one of his poems; says same young\n artist will do any number of such drawings,\n cheap.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses printing of \" \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eTortesa the Usurer\u003c/bibref\u003e\" and\n \"Bianca.\"]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Introduces Patterson, who will deliver the letter\n by hand, to Fields; says Patterson is the editor of\n the [Anglo-American] and \"one of our choicest\n spirits, as well as best critics.\"]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Responds to request for autograph.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Promises to visit him to renew their\n acquaintance; remembers his kindness in former\n years.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Sends check for 3 tickets she sent him;\n compliments her on last night's dancing.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Sends her promised verses, possibly AMs poem\n beginning, \"My Mother! in thy prayer tonight . . .\";\n says he will send lines on the President's grandchild\n at a better moment.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Informs him that he is ready to receive him\n tonight between seven and eight.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Include AN on verso, Willis to one of his\n sons.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Includes attached AMsS poem beginning, \"We met\n like rain-drops . . .\"]\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_tesim":["[Tipped to paper with engraving of Ashland; marked\n Page 5.]","[Includes ANS on verso to \"Dear Sir\" stating that\n the three verses he sent him are from his poem \" \n The Lady Jane . \"]","[Includes attached autograph; page is marked\n 3.]","[From \" \n Lady Jane . \"]","[Includes attached magazine drawing.]","[Says he is pleased and flattered that she will\n present him at Lady Arundel's hall; recalls meeting\n her and her celebrated friend \n [Jane] Porter , a writer.]","[Gives the \n Harper Co. instructions for the\n republishing of Pencillings; says the volumes will be\n dedicated to \n John B. Van Schaick . ]","[Says he is writing a book on American scenery to\n be published in \n England ; asks for his help in\n getting the duty reduced; makes an argument why the\n whole book should not be subject to duty.]","[Says he has dedicated \" \n Tortesa the Usurer \" to her without\n her permission; says that this play and \" \n Bianca Visconti Or The Heart\n Overtasked \" have been so successful in \n America that he could buy a\n beautiful farm on the \n Susquehanna ; sends book by Miss\n Sedgwick; talks about a book on travel in the making;\n encourages her to give up all other writing in favor\n of play writing where she is so very successful;\n talks about a planned trip to the south of \n Europe ; urges her to join him\n and his wife.]","[Says he has been to the theater in \n Dublin twice to see Hackett\n perform his Yankee characters; invites him to dine at\n the Rev. Dr. Wall's , where he will meet the Lord\n Mayor of \n Dublin and others.]","[Writes on behalf of a committee; mentions plans\n to give a free concert in \n New York in honor of General\n Morris who has done so much for the country; asks him\n to participate; includes signatures of Dr. \n Alban Goldsmith and \n George Endicott . ]","[Explains why certain poems of his do not lend\n themselves to drawings; says they express feelings\n and are not of a descriptive nature, but that others\n are suitable for Mr. Lentze's pencil; mentions a book\n review.]","[Discusses poetry that Willis promises to write\n for \n North American Review , sooner or\n later; mentions the high regard \n The North American Review enjoys in \n England . ]","[Complains that his lectures and meetings at \n Cambridge take up all his time;\n mentions correspondent's work on a collection of\n Egyptian and Moorish plates belonging to Willis.]","[States that the \n Home Journal is always at her\n service.]","[Discusses some of his verses and the imminent\n birth of a daughter or son.]","[Discusses his recovery from illness, the\n publication of a piece in Morris' periodical, and\n painter [Lawrence] who \"makes everybody look as they\n will look in Heaven.\"]","[Discusses \" \n Lysteria , \" a dramatic poem; asks\n him who the author is; finds fault with an engraving\n of himself; wants Mr. Smith, the engraver, to change\n the eye area, the under lip, thicken the hair,\n etc.]","[Discusses a book she wants to sell to publisher;\n says he is so disgusted with negotiating bargains\n with publishers that he has somebody else do it for\n him; sympathizes with her; says that \n The Home Journal will do its best to\n ensure the book's success once it is published.]","[Thanks him for a chronicle of his visit, which\n was glowingly written about by Mrs. \n Harry Otis ; talks about his\n Dedication Hymn and a letter from Dr. [Beattie], \n London , regarding it; hopes that\n Fields will \"insert\" it somewhere; describes a June\n morning.] (tipped in book, \n The Bryant Festival at the\n Century )","[Praises [Ephraim?] Peabody's wonderful writing,\n which is worth collecting; talks about his\n \"brain-troubles\"; says he has been advised by his\n physician to stop writing for several years or risk\n sudden death; 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