William Cullen Bryant letter
Scope and Contents
Autograph letter written and signed by William Cullen Bryant, American romantic poet, journalist, and editor, to Messrs. Carey and Hart of Philadelphia, saying that he has "sent you my autograph signature to be engraved under my portrait. It was my intention to write my name on the paper which contained the engraved portrait, but by inadventure I sent it off without doing so. I now enclose my autograph to be sent to the engraver." The letter is pasted on an album leaf and dated September 1, 1846.
Dates
- Creation: 1846 September 1
Creator
- Bryant, William Cullen, 1794-1878 (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials entirely in English.
Access Information
The collection is open for research.
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Extent
1 item (1 page)
Abstract
Autograph letter written and signed by William Cullen Bryant, American romantic poet, journalist, and editor, to Messrs. Carey and Hart of Philadelphia, saying that he has "sent you my autograph signature to be engraved under my portrait. It was my intention to write my name on the paper which contained the engraved portrait, but by inadventure I sent it off without doing so. I now enclose my autograph to be sent to the engraver." The letter is pasted on an album leaf and dated September 1, 1846.
Shelving Summary
Box 2, F0019: Shelved in SPEC MSS 0099 manuscript boxes.
Processing Information
Processed and encoded by George Apodaca, April 2016.
Subject
- Carey, Hart & Co. (Organization)
- Title
- Finding aid for William Cullen Bryant letter
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- University of Delaware Library, Special Collections
- Date
- 2016 April 13
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Delaware Library Special Collections Repository