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Letter to Maria Gansevoort Melville

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COLLECTION
Gansevoort-Lansing collection

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SUB-COLLECTION
Melville Family

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Herman Melville

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Letters

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1870-1875

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Title
Letter to Maria Gansevoort Melville
Names
Melville, Herman, 1819-1891 (Author)
Collection

Gansevoort-Lansing collection

Melville Family

Herman Melville

Letters

1870-1875

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1870-05-05
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 1109
Genres
Correspondence
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Copy made by John C. Hoadley.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11635605
MSS Unit ID: 1109
Archives EAD ID: 3156111
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f7b09f70-3f5c-0137-835c-4139ab541951
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1819: Creator Born
  • 1870: Created
  • 1891: Creator Died
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Maria Gansevoort Melville" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1870. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/286bb040-48de-0137-bcf2-377b622d3d96

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Maria Gansevoort Melville" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 17, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/286bb040-48de-0137-bcf2-377b622d3d96

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1870). Letter to Maria Gansevoort Melville Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/286bb040-48de-0137-bcf2-377b622d3d96

Wikipedia Citation

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Letter to Maria Gansevoort Melville