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

Letter from Ezra Pound, Washington D.C., to W.S. Merwin, 1946 September 17 : autograph manuscript signed.

BIB_ID
96363
Accession number
MA 22195
Creator
Pound, Ezra, 1885-1972, sender.
Display Date
Washington D.C., 1946 September 17.
Credit line
The Carter Burden Collection of American Literature.
Description
1 item (1 page) ; 28.1 x 21.6 cm + envelope
Notes
Place and date of writing based on postmark.
Written on letterhead stationery printed "ezra pound. J'ayme donc de suis."
Postmarked and stamped.
Envelope addressed to "W.S. Merwin / (? Merina) / 201 Foulke Hall / Princeton University N.J."
Provenance
Carter Burden.
Summary
Saying "Out of town visitors 1/2 hour. I live by letters read - like best - simple narrative of life beyond w all = anyone's. Have you had my A.B.C. (in Provençal) or Armaut Daniel in 'Make it new.'"