Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Autograph letter signed : London, to Jeannette L. and Joseph B. Gilder, 1889 Jan. 26.

BIB_ID
301113
Accession number
MA 238.31
Creator
Palgrave, Francis Turner, 1824-1897.
Display Date
1889 Jan. 26.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1905.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 17.7 cm
Notes
Part of a large collection of letters and poems written as tributes to James Russell Lowell on his 70th birthday. Items in the collection are described in separate records; see MA 238 for more information.
Written on mourning stationery with "15, Chester Terrace, Regent's Park" printed at the top.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from Joseph B. Gilder, 1905.
Summary
Saying that he does not know James Russell Lowell well enough to write a tribute to him; wishing Lowell a happy birthday.