Letter from Grace Greenwood to James Fields, Sep 19, 1849

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Title

Letter from Grace Greenwood to James Fields, Sep 19, 1849

Subject

Arts--Literature
Lippincott, Sara Jane (pseudonym: Grace Greenwood), 1832-1904
Relationships--Networks
United States--Boston
Fields, James Thomas, 1817-1881

Description

Greenwood regrets that Fields is still not able to come to Lynn. She has two additional "imitations" which she wishes to show him. Furthermore, she thinks it best to include the copyright article before the letters in the volume. "A literary friend" has advised her not to sell her copyright.

Credit

Huntington Library, James Thomas Fields Papers and Addenda

Creator

Lippincott, Sara Jane (pseudonym: Grace Greenwood), 1832-1904

Source

Huntington, JTFP, Box 40, FI 1760

Date

1849-09-19

Type

Reference

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Text

[page 1] Dear Mr. Fields.
I wish you would drop down to Lynn, soon. I have two additional "imitations" one on Holmes. which I wish to show you. I'll not send them up.- I hope there will be room. indeed there must be. Ah, why could you not have been here Thursday afternoon with Whittier! My +++ regards to Whipple and +++-eyed Mr. Ticknor. No more at present.
Thine [?], Grace

[page 2]
P.S.. Perhaps after all it were best to have the copyright article placed before the letters, so as to be certain to have them in the volume. what do you think? But I must see you. A literary friend writes me advising me not to sell my copyright, but to receive [?] so much or a copy. as much as you will give me. In many accounts I think I had rather do so. Pardon this little touch of business. a mysterious +++ something I hate as I do the

[page 3] Had you not better send proof by mail. the expense is less. Anything mailed in Boston at noon will reach me at night.

From

Lippincott, Sara Jane (pseudonym: Grace Greenwood), 1832-1904

To

Fields, James Thomas, 1817-1881

Location

Lynn, MA, US

Geocode (Latitude)

42.466763

Geocode (Longitude)

-70.949493

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Citation

Lippincott, Sara Jane (pseudonym: Grace Greenwood), 1832-1904, “Letter from Grace Greenwood to James Fields, Sep 19, 1849,” Archival Gossip Collection, accessed April 25, 2024, https://www.archivalgossip.com/collection/items/show/775.

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