Letter from Grace Greenwood to James Fields, Oct 24, 1853

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[page 4 – included on page 1] ask you for a copy of "Tanglewood Falls". Please but [?] send it on with an extra copy which charge [sic] me [last seven words inserted]. and also my copy of Mrs Croslands [sic] book dedicated to me. Are you getting out new editions of my little books this fall? Please offer our thanks to Charles Sumner and Whipple for their kind congratulations. We are boarding with some dear friends at 41 North Eleventh St. where we shall be rejoiced to see you, at any time. Love to all my dear Boston friends. as ever faithfully yours.
Grace

[page 4 added vertically] Barry Garnwall's [?] prose. and any of your new works except Alexander Lundth

[page 1] Dear Mr. Fields.
Yours of the 19th I found awaiting me on my arrival. Last Saturday evening. We thank you heartily for your kind wishes. We have begun by being very happy and with much love between us, and some help and blessing from God. we shall keep on. we trust. I bore the journey very well. and seem

[page 1 added vertically] Mr. Bennoch bids me tell you that he has in his possession Mr. Lucas [sic] fine portrait of dear Miss Mitford and will send it to go in at the earliest safe opportunity.

[page 2] almost recovered from my illness. I am glad that you decided to retain "Haps and Mishaps" as the title of the book. I concluded from the pertinacious questioning of your printer, that I must substitute some other. and in my hurry could think of nothing better than the one I sent you. I hope that you will see that my corrections already made are attended

[page 3] to in the stenotype copy you send me. I may forget them. Thanks for the favor you have done me in the matter of the damaged luggage. and for the intrust you express in the fortunes of the "Little Pill". I am glad you do not find him hard to take. By the way, will you not advertise all your juvenile works in our columns?— We will advertise and notice no other [inserted] than such books. Hawthorne told me to