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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01751.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1858 |
| Title | Sophia E. Thoreau to Daniel Ricketson thanking him for a book of poetry |
| Date | 30 June 1858 |
| Author | Thoreau, Sophia E. (1819-1876) |
| Recipient | Ricketson, Daniel |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Thanks him for sending a book of poetry, "The Autumn Sheaf." States that Mr. Emerson [Ralph Waldo] left it with her a week ago. Informs that she has been busy with housekeeping duties and is going to make a trip to Bangor for her health. Writes, "I sympathize with Walton's idea of migrating & as soon as my wings grow I shall be off." The letter is only dated 9 May. |
| Subjects | Women's History Poetry Literature and Language Arts Travel Health and Medical Transcendentalism |
| People | Thoreau, Sophia E. (1819-1876) Ricketson, Daniel (1813-1898) Emerson, Ralph Waldo (1803-1882) |
| Place written | Concord, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Women in American History; Arts & Literature |
| 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 |