Catharine Maria Sedgwickto Mr. James Parton, 1865

Extent:
8 p.
Scope and content:

[Expresses admiration for James Parton's writings and his genius, especially fascinated by the central figures of his biographies Butler and Burr; calls the book on Burr the most exciting one she ever read; credits her special interest in Burr to personal acquaintance since her father had met him and Burr's sister, Mrs. Reeve, was a schoolmate and later an intimate friend of her mother; apologizes for possible blunders in her letter due to being an invalid, her eyesight reduced and her memory not too keen; talks about Burr's looks and his intellect, yet, in her opinion, with no conscience, no moral principle; speaks at length about the Life of Andrew Jacksonand the Federal Party; wonders if James Partonhas heard of her and mentions her nephew Theodore Sedgwickwho would have written "The History of the Federal Party" had he not died young]

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