BIB_ID
296058
Accession number
MA 2534.1
Creator
Hearn, Lafcadio, 1850-1904.
Display Date
[1876].
Credit line
Gift of Ralph Walker, 1967.
Description
1 item (2 p.) ; 15 cm
Notes
Dating: See Letters from the Raven.
Part of a collection of correspondence between Lafcadio Hearn, Ellen Freeman, and Henry Watkin. Letters are described in individual catalog records; see collection level record for more information.
The top portion of the letter has been torn away and is not present.
Part of a collection of correspondence between Lafcadio Hearn, Ellen Freeman, and Henry Watkin. Letters are described in individual catalog records; see collection level record for more information.
The top portion of the letter has been torn away and is not present.
Provenance
Gift of Ralph Walker, 1967.
Summary
Regretfully declining an invitation, referencing his career as a journalist. Thanking the recipient for some books and discussing his recent busy schedule. Mentioning the recipient's possible trip to Europe, and noting that Hearn hopes to "return there, and leave this country forever some day in the remote future."
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