BIB_ID
288528
Accession number
MA 649.9
Creator
Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864.
Display Date
undated.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 12.5 cm
Notes
Letter is addressed probably either to Hawthorne's sister, Elizabeth Manning Hawthorne, or to his sister-in-law, Elizabeth Palmer Peabody.
Part of a collection of 12 miscellaneous Hawthorne documents, including the autograph manuscript of "Feathertop." Items are cataloged separately (MA 649.1-12); see individual records for complete description.
Part of a collection of 12 miscellaneous Hawthorne documents, including the autograph manuscript of "Feathertop." Items are cataloged separately (MA 649.1-12); see individual records for complete description.
Summary
Apologizing for causing Elizabeth "so much uneasiness" with an unthinking remark, but noting that "the truth is, [Hawthorne considers them] both rather sentimental."
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