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The death of the flowers : autograph manuscript signed W.C.B : New York, 1830 June 30.

BIB_ID
286195
Accession number
MA 34.1
Creator
Bryant, William Cullen, 1794-1878.
Display Date
1830 June 30.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1908.
Description
1 item (2 p.) ; 24 cm
Notes
Part of a collection of seven items relating to William Cullen Bryant (MA 34.1-7). Items in the collection are described in individual catalog records.
Provenance
"The Death of the Flowers" given by Bryant to Nathaniel Parker Willis; collection bound together for the New-York Co-Operative Society; purchased from the New-York Co-Operative Society by Pierpont Morgan in November 1908.
Summary
A fair copy of the poem, which was written in 1825 on the death of Bryant's young sister. Dated and signed W.C.B.