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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02506 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1870s |
| Title | Harriet Beecher Stowe to James Osgood concerning reprinting her early book |
| Date | 6 February 1876 |
| Author | Stowe, Harriet Beecher (1811-1896) |
| Recipient | Osgood, James |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes to her publisher concerning reprinting her early book, "The Mayflower," for the benefit of "a great fair...at my brothers church in Brooklyn for the 'Mayflower Mission' supported by Plymouth Church for the care of the poor in a destitute section of Brooklyn." In a vertical postscript she writes, "I trust you are keeping an eye out about renewing the Copy right of Uncle Tom ["Uncle Tom's Cabin"]." Written from Mandarin, the Stowe's vacation home in Florida. Two black and white bust engravings of Stowe included. |
| Subjects | African American History Religion Woman Author Women's History Charity and Philanthropy Poverty Printing Religion Contract Uncle Tom Literature and Language Arts |
| People | Stowe, Harriet Beecher (1811-1896) Osgood, James (fl. 1876) |
| Place written | Mandarin, Florida |
| Theme | African Americans; Arts & Literature; Religion; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |