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Blake, Harrison G. O., ALS to. Dec. 6-7, 1856.

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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature

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Henry David Thoreau collection

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Series III. Outgoing Correspondence

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Title
Blake, Harrison G. O., ALS to. Dec. 6-7, 1856.
Names
Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862 (Author)
Blake, H. G. O. (Harrison Gray Otis), 1816?-1898 (Addressee)
Collection

Henry David Thoreau collection

Series III. Outgoing Correspondence

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1856-12-06 - 1856-12-07
Place: Concord, MA
Library locations
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
Shelf locator: Berg Coll MSS Thoreau
Shelf locator: Autograph Letter -- H.D.Thoreau -- Mentions Whitman +
Topics
Authors, American -- 19th century
Intellectuals -- United States
Naturalists -- United States
Concord (Mass.)
Genres
Correspondence
Notes
Ownership: W. T. H. Howe
Citation/reference: The Correspondence of Henry David Thoreau, ed. Walter Harding and Carl Bode (NYC: New York University Press, 1958), 442-45.
Content: [9 written pages & address side]. Accompanied by typed transcription, 5 leaves. Letterhead excised from double leaves, "an engraving of Eagleswood which I have used," as explained in letter.
Physical Description
Extent: 2 double leaves & 1 single leaf ; 9 p. Oversized (+)
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15520476
MSS Unit ID: 19098
Other local Identifier: 184114B
Other local Identifier: 4513865
Other local Identifier: 12cac140-c6bb-012f-2960-58d385a7bc34
Other local Identifier: Berg Coll MSS Thoreau +
Archives EAD ID: 949827
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 12cac140-c6bb-012f-2960-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1817: Creator Born
  • 1856: Created (Approximate)
  • 1862: Creator Died
  • 2021: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. "Blake, Harrison G. O., ALS to. Dec. 6-7, 1856." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1856 - 1856. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b7371797-aef5-832a-e040-e00a18064826

Chicago/Turabian Format

Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. "Blake, Harrison G. O., ALS to. Dec. 6-7, 1856." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 15, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b7371797-aef5-832a-e040-e00a18064826

APA Format

Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. (1856 - 1856). Blake, Harrison G. O., ALS to. Dec. 6-7, 1856. Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b7371797-aef5-832a-e040-e00a18064826

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Blake, Harrison G. O., ALS to. Dec. 6-7, 1856.