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Believes the articles on Nathaniel Hawthorne in the Portland, ME newspapers have some truth. Recalls his boyhood in Raymond, ME, his early laments, the charm he had for strangers. Date and place are given in a note by J.T. Fields. The biographical material was used in "The Whispering Galley" in The Atlantic Monthly Feb. & Mar. 1871. For newspaper articles see 21 May, 25 June, and 9 July 1870.
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wh247f75n
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Elizabeth Hawthorne autograph letter signed to James Thomas Fields, [Salem], 12 December 1870
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wh247f75n
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document
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normalized
title
Elizabeth Hawthorne autograph letter signed to James Thomas Fields, [Salem], 12 December 1870
description
Believes the articles on Nathaniel Hawthorne in the Portland, ME newspapers have some truth. Recalls his boyhood in Raymond, ME, his early laments, the charm he had for strangers. Date and place are given in a note by J.T. Fields. The biographical material was used in "The Whispering Galley" in The Atlantic Monthly Feb. & Mar. 1871. For newspaper articles see 21 May, 25 June, and 9 July 1870.
date
["December 12, 1870"]
year
1870
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
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No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
creators
Hawthorne, Elizabeth Manning, 1802-1883
Fields, James Thomas, 1817-1881
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Sophia Hawthorne correspondence with James and Annie Fields, 1851-1904
subjects
Authors' spouses
Women authors, American
Authors, American--19th century--Correspondence
Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864
subjectsGeographic
Essex (county)
Massachusetts
North and Central America
Salem
United States
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Manuscripts
Correspondence
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Text
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United States
state
Massachusetts
county
Essex
city
Salem
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1
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extent
3 sheets (11 p.)
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no
Source extras
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42.5167
schema:longitude
-70.8833
notes
Title supplied by cataloger.
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wh247f75n
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document
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