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To Susan Foster, 1860 [October] 29

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Autograph letter signed. Alden wrote to Susan Foster during their courtship. He outlined the sermon he was to give the following Sunday and discussed his desire to obtain a position at a small church in order for him to have time to pursue his intellectual interests. He also mentioned his work on the "Eleusinian papers," which would become his first published work appearing in the Atlantic Monthly.

Dates: 1860 [October] 29

Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections / Henry Mills Alden letters collection / Letters from H.M. Alden to Susan Foster

To Susan Foster, 1861 March 24

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Autograph letter signed. Alden discussed his writing at length, the articles he on which he was working, and what he hoped to achieve with them. He also mentioned his friendship with Horace Scudder and his desire to live in New York. Alden discussed marriage on a philosophical level.

Dates: 1861 March 24

Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections / Henry Mills Alden letters collection / Letters from H.M. Alden to Susan Foster