Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Ford collection.

Description

1. .1 linear foot (1 folder)

Summary

1. Collection consists of holograph fragments by Henry David Thoreau: from Cape Cod, Chapter V, The Wellfleet Oysterman, 2 p. on 1 leaf (removed from NYPL copy of The Writings of Henry David Thoreau, Manuscript Edition, Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, 1906); a poem, "I will obey the strictest law of love," 2 p. on 1 leaf (recto page numbered 387 from Thoreau's journal of 1848-1850); and an account of night sights and sounds, 2 p. on 1 leaf: "made nothing of it. It is easy to see how by yielding to such feelings," which closely follows his published journal entry of 1851 August 8. Also present is a brief autograph letter signed by Thoreau at Concord, 1853 (?) July 26 to William H. Sweetser at Charlestown, Massachusetts ("This is the way I write when I have a poor pen and still poorer ink.") and an envelope, front only, addressed to C.M. Tracy at Lynn, Massachusetts.

Subject

1. Authors
2. Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862
3. Manuscripts for publication

Genre/Form

1. Manuscripts for publication.

Call number

1. MssCol 4646

Access (note)

1. Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.

Provenance (note)

1. Gifts of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1899 and Mrs. Simon Guggenheim, 1952

Author

1. Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862.

Title

1. Henry David Thoreau writings and other material, circa 1848-1853 and undated.

Restricted access

1. Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.

Provenance

1. Gifts of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1899 and Mrs. Simon Guggenheim, 1952

Occupation

1. Authors.

Added author

1. Ford collection.

Research call number

1. MssCol 4646