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Letter to Peter Gansevoort

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COLLECTION
Gansevoort-Lansing collection

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SUB-COLLECTION
Melville Family

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SUB-COLLECTION
Herman Melville

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Letters

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1860-1869

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Title
Letter to Peter Gansevoort
Names
Melville, Herman, 1819-1891 (Author)
Collection

Gansevoort-Lansing collection

Melville Family

Herman Melville

Letters

1860-1869

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1861-03-20
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 1109
Genres
Correspondence
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11635605
MSS Unit ID: 1109
Archives EAD ID: 3156098
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): e6051f30-3f5c-0137-74f1-0972324acfaa
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1819: Creator Born
  • 1861: Created
  • 1891: Creator Died
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Peter Gansevoort" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1861. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/985becc0-48c7-0137-be92-013fef5ba5c5

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Peter Gansevoort" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed July 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/985becc0-48c7-0137-be92-013fef5ba5c5

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1861). Letter to Peter Gansevoort Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/985becc0-48c7-0137-be92-013fef5ba5c5

Wikipedia Citation

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Letter to Peter Gansevoort