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Folder 14 a&b

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Contains 1 Result:

Dix, Dorothea Lynde, 1802-1887. Autograph Letter Signed to George Barrell Emerson; Weston, Massachusetts, etc., 1843-1844

 File — Folder: 14 a&b
Call Number: MS Ch.M.3.2 pt.1
Scope and Contents

a) Requests Emerson to forward letter. Asks if the foundations of his forest dwelling are laid. He seems to her one of those few who really are happy.

b) Approves of a waking interest in scientific research in Boston; state of politics. Is shocked by want of integrity. Compares her critical view with E’s tolerant view of humanity. 2 s. (8 p.) [Former page 29]

Dates: 1843-1844