BIB_ID
136189
Accession number
MA 1023.13
Creator
Riley, James Whitcomb, 1849-1916.
Display Date
1879 July 28.
Credit line
Purchased by J.P. Morgan Jr., 1925.
Description
1 item (3 p.) ; 27.6 cm + envelope
Notes
Envelope addressed to Chas. H. Philips at the Tribune, Kokomo, Ind.; docketed and with postage and postmark.
Part of a collection of autograph poems, articles and letters written by James Whitcomb Riley to Charles H. Philips of the Kokomo Tribune. Items in this collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see collection-level record for more information.
Part of a collection of autograph poems, articles and letters written by James Whitcomb Riley to Charles H. Philips of the Kokomo Tribune. Items in this collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see collection-level record for more information.
Provenance
Purchased by J.P. Morgan Jr. from J.F. Drake, 1925.
Summary
Enclosing two poems for publication in the August 2nd Tribune; expressing his confidence that "This man Jones" will confuse those that believe Walker and Riley to be "one and the same"; specifying the conditions of publication; mentioning a letter in last Saturday's Gazette that references many of Philips' contributors, including Walker [Riley].
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