Letter from Ellen Van Volkenburg, Windsor (Vermont), to Edward Wagenknecht, 1954 September 2 : autograph manuscript signed.

Apologizing for only now answering a letter from July 18th; conveying Maurice Browne's desire for a copy of "the Longfellow lecture" [Wagenknecht's upcoming book, "Longfellow: A Full-Length Portrait]; looking forward to "the letters of Mrs. Longfellow" [Frances Longfellow, who burned to death] and lamenting her death; speculating on a possible play "tucked in" the mentioned material and hoping to hear about his "play writing adventures"; giving an updated address for Maurice Browne and giving Browne's current housing status; congratulating him for his son's acceptance at Harvard and asking what he will study; hoping to see him in New York; informing that Margaret Rawlings "has fallen into 'high places' - as she married a title" and giving an update on her condition; wishing him a good autumn.