Nathaniel Parker Willis, Idlewild, to Anne Lynch Botta, 1860

Extent:
2 p.
Scope and content:

[Says that his household has been overwhelmed with company, "all up-hillers," and his wife is now sick in bed; says he cannot comply with Botta's request to write his own obituary; sends her some scraps which he has gathered over the years, which seem to him discriminating or noteworthy; speaks of his wife's great affection for Botta.]

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Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
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University of Virginia
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