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Gossip (Washington, DC, 1891)
This is the first issue of Gossip, published in Washington, DC, in 1891 (a periodical of the same name appeared in New York in 1900). Numbers 1 to 11 are available on microfilm in the Library of Congress. No other copy seems to have survived – nor…
"Editors' Table," Godey's Lady's Book, Jan 1840 to Dec 1877
"Editor's Table" is a column in Godey's Lady's Book that covers a vast variety of topics, often relating to women's issues in some way. Recurring topics include book recommendations and literary reviews, short biographies of public figures and…
"Gossiping," National Anti-Slavery Standard, Apr 22, 1841
This article is a social commentary about gossip, where the author believes that "[t]he most prevailing fault of conversation in our country, and, I believe in all social communities, is gossiping."
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Readex: African American Newspapers
Letter from Grace Greenwood to James Fields, Oct 19, 1848
In the first half of the letter, Greenwood writes as Sara J. Clarke to Fields. She will not be able to return the following fall but wants to meet him in Boston in the summer. Many of her articles need to be revised and cannot be published yet but…
Letter from Grace Greenwood to James Fields, Nov 11, 1848
Greenwood is dissatisfied with Fields' previous hastily written letter as he forgot to refer to her concerns regarding the publishing of her poems. She is still intent on publishing her poems in a separate volume and asks Fields to solely publish her…
Letter from Grace Greenwood to James Fields, Dec 2, 1848
Greenwood is pained to hear that Fields is "mad with a headache." She muses that the headache should "keep clear of the poets' head and heart" and rather seek out somebody where it will not be disturbed "by the outgoing of the responsive thoughts of…
Excerpt from Grace Greenwood's "Sketch from Life" (1849)
Greenwood writes a sketch about Henry Elliot. The (auto)biographical account is published by Sara Josepha Hale in an edited collection called The Opal: A Pure Gift for the Holy Days (1849).
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New York Public Library
Letter from Grace Greenwood to James Fields, [1849]
Greenwood informs Fields that she will not sell her copyrights. She also asks him to forward the enclosed note to Mr. Sargent and to tell Mr. Whipple that Greenwood regrets not seeing him and Mrs. Edwin.
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Huntington Library, James Thomas…
Letter from Grace Greenwood to James Fields, Jan 10, 1849
Greenwood asks Fields to tell her how Dr. Bolens will react to her notice of him as she hopes it will bring him pleasure. Fields should extend her greeting to Mr. Whipple and Mr. Giles.
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Huntington Library, James Thomas Fields Papers and…
Letter from Grace Greenwood to James Fields, Feb 3, 1849
Greenwood voices her admiration for Fields' letters to her and describes them as "sparkling and coruscating and going off in small explosions." She regrets how burdened Fields is at the moment and urges him to indulge in some leisure.Greenwood also…
Letter from Grace Greenwood to James Fields, Apr 10, 1849
Greenwood is delighted to find a few of her favorite poems in Fields' new volume. Yet she is surprised to hear of the urgency in regard to the publication of Greenwood Leaves. Recently, she has not written much for publication as both her parents…
Letter from Grace Greenwood to James Fields, May 20, 1849
Greenwood trusts Fields to do what he thinks best about the volume until she reaches Boston by the end of June. Whittier agrees with Fields in regards to the name of the work. Greenwood has recently come off the sickbed after overexerting herself…
Letter from Grace Greenwood to James Fields, Aug 11, 1849
Greenwood finally arrives in Lynn after being detained at home and on the way and fears that she is too late for the publication business she and Fields arranged in spring. She wants to meet Fields either at Mrs. Philipps' or in Boston to consult him…
Letter from Grace Greenwood to James Fields, Aug 13, 1849
Greenwood notifies Fields that she will be coming up to Boston with the printed copies for the publication.She has neglected her other correspondents as of late which she intends to take up again.
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Huntington Library, James Thomas Fields…
Letter from Grace Greenwood to Ticknor, Reeds, and James Fields, Aug 30, 1849
Greenwood informs Fields that he should send any proof sheets of Greenwood Leaves to Whittier in Amesbury. She also sent a few pages of copy that she would like to be included in the volume.
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Huntington Library, James Thomas Fields Papers and…
Letter from Grace Greenwood to John G. Whittier, Sept 9, 1849
Greenwood writes to Whittier about her Greenwood Leaves, the first series is about to be published by Ticknor & Fields. She laments that she is only allowed to include stories but no letters. Ticknor and Fields, however, offered her to publish a…
Letter from Grace Greenwood to James Fields, Sep 19, 1849
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"…
Letter from Grace Greenwood to James Fields, Sep 28, 1849
Greenwood has not received any proof sheets and wonders whether Fields has sent them.
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Huntington Library, James Thomas Fields Papers and Addenda
Letter from Grace Greenwood to James Fields, Oct 17, 1849
Greenwood has recovered from her "brief, yet serious illness." She hopes to correct the poof in an intelligible manner and asks whether she is supposed to write the preface soon. She met a friend of Fields, Mr. Peabody of Portsmouth, who heavily…
Letter from Grace Greenwood to James Fields, Oct 20, 1849
Greenwood has just returned from Salem where has spent the day horseback riding, among other things. She agrees with the arrangement of the volume but wishes she had invested more time in revising the letters as they will be scrutinized upon…
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