BIB_ID
297096
Accession number
MA 193.6
Creator
Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894.
Display Date
1891 Dec. 9.
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Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan, 1906.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 17.8 cm + envelope
Notes
Bound with the autograph manuscript of parts 3-12 of The Autocrat at the Breakfast Table (MA 193); see collection level record for more information.
Envelope with stamp and postmark and addressed to "Tristam Coffin, Esq. Poughkeepsie, N.Y."
Envelope with stamp and postmark and addressed to "Tristam Coffin, Esq. Poughkeepsie, N.Y."
Summary
Stating that he Coffin will receive portions of The Autocrat at the Breakfast Table by the next post. Discussing his poor eyesight and noting that he will be unable to copy any more of the text. Noting "if you would prefer to pay me for my labor, make your own terms, -- you know what it is worth to you."
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