Fannie Aymar Mathews to Samuel Sidney McClure, Signed Autograph Letter, 3 pages, and a printed newspaper clipping with a photograph and biographical sketch about Mathews, 1893

Containers:

Box 18, Folder 44-45

Extent:

2 items

Scope and content:

Mathews thanks McClure for his quick response and promises to write some short stories for him providing the price is high enough. She is currently writing a short story of an encounter with the son of Napoleon III in an out of the way spot in Europe and could do more along that line, as well as other settings in Canada or other foreign lands.

Biographical / historical:

Frances Aymar Mathews (1865-1925) was an American playwright and novelist born in New York City, who was known for her play "Pretty Peggy." She began her career writing for magazines like "Harper's Bazaar." She also wrote historical romances, "My Lady Peggy Goes to Town" and "My Lady Peggy Leaves Town."

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