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Alcott, Abigail M., ALS to HDT. [May 23, 1860].

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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature

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Series IV. Incoming Correspondence

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Title
Alcott, Abigail M., ALS to HDT. [May 23, 1860].
Names
Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862 (Addressee)
Alcott, Abba May, 1800-1877 (Author)
Collection

Henry David Thoreau collection

Series IV. Incoming Correspondence

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1860-05-23
Place: Concord, MA
Library locations
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
Shelf locator: Berg Coll MSS Thoreau
Shelf locator: Thoreau Notes on Fruits +
Topics
Authors, American -- 19th century
Intellectuals -- United States
Naturalists -- United States
Concord (Mass.)
Genres
Correspondence
Notes
Date: Invitation for "this day to celebrate the marriage of our dear Anna and John," married at Orchard House on May 23, 1860.
Ownership: W. T. H. Howe
Citation/reference: The Correspondence of Henry David Thoreau, ed. Walter Harding and Carl Bode (NYC: New York University Press, 1958), 580.
Content: [1 written page], signed Abby Alcott. Used by HDT as paper for Notes on Fruits, page numbered 176a.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 double leaf
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15520476
MSS Unit ID: 19098
Accession number: 173769B
Other local Identifier: 4881321
Other local Identifier: f15d7210-1d3b-0130-e2b5-58d385a7bbd0
Other local Identifier: 6f398cd0-1aec-0130-76a0-58d385a7bbd0
Other local Identifier: Berg Coll MSS Thoreau +
Archives EAD ID: 949867
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f15d7210-1d3b-0130-e2b5-58d385a7bbd0
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1817: Creator Born
  • 1860: Created
  • 1862: Creator Died
  • 2021: Digitized
  • 2023: Found by you!
  • 2024

MLA Format

Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. "Alcott, Abigail M., ALS to HDT. [May 23, 1860]." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1860. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/af81dc80-175b-0132-25b2-58d385a7b928

Chicago/Turabian Format

Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. "Alcott, Abigail M., ALS to HDT. [May 23, 1860]." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 30, 2023. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/af81dc80-175b-0132-25b2-58d385a7b928

APA Format

Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. (1860). Alcott, Abigail M., ALS to HDT. [May 23, 1860]. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/af81dc80-175b-0132-25b2-58d385a7b928

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Alcott, Abigail M., ALS to HDT. [May 23, 1860].