Box 2
Contains 128 Results:
Thaxter, Celia, 1835-1894. A.L.S. to Annie Fields; [Shoals, N.H.], 2 November [18]89
Regrets not being able to see Miss Edwards for whom she has always had "the most unbounded admiration." Recounts the European experiences of Rose [Lamb?] and Ross Turner. Describes a new card she is making for Prang. (4 p.) With transcription.
Thaxter, Celia, 1834-1895. A.L.S. to Annie Fields; [Kittery Point, Me.], 12 September [18]80
Longs to show Mrs. fields her farmer's dwelling. Pities the Cochranes. Will be at the Parker House before sailing. Signed "C.T." (1 p.) With transcription.
Thaxter, Celia, 1835-1894. A.L.S. to Annie Fields; [Shoals, N.H.], 1 June [18]86
Mentions the exposure of Mme. Blavatsky. Still thinks the doctrines of theosophy profoundly significant and beautiful. Speaks of the "astral qualities" of Mrs. Dickinson and Ella Adams. (8 p.) With transcription.
Thaxter, Celia, 1835-1894. A.N.S. to [Annie Fields]; [n.p., 31 May 1884]
Tells her of Mr. Thaxter's death. (1 p.) Dated "Saturday, A.M." With transcription.
Thaxter, Celia, 1835-1894. A.L.S. to [Annie Fields]; [Kittery Point, Me.], 8 April [18]83
Mrs. Ashley was dead at the time [of the séance]. Rudolph "stood by them" while Phillips Brooks was preaching. (2 p.) With transcription.
Thaxter, Celia, 1835-1894. A.N. to Annie Fields and Sarah Jewett; [Milton Hill], 10 April [18]83
Is really in the lap of luxury. Wants her letters forwarded. (1 p.) With transcription. Signed with the sketch of a sandpiper.
Thaxter, Celia, 1835-1894. A.L.S. to [Annie Fields]; [Kittery Point, Me.], 29 April [1882]
Found everything "neat as wax" when she arrived. Knew the pendulum would swing up again for Mrs. Fields. (1 p.) With transcription.
Thaxter, Celia, 1835-1894. A.L.S. to Annie Fields; [Portsmouth, N.H.], 25 November [18]89
Nothing but her medicine keeps her from being actually ill. Envies Mrs. Fields her glimpses of Miss Edwards. Is amazed that Mary Lodge "is so near the mysterious verge". (3 p.) With transcription.
Thaxter, Celia, 1835-1894. A.L.S. to Annie Fields; [Portsmouth, N.H.], 13 December [18]89
Cannot leave Karl; found him unconscious on the stairs yesterday. Mentions Browning's death in a postscript. (4 p.) With transcription.
Thaxter, Celia, 1834-1895. A.L.S. to [Annie Fields]; [London], 26 January 1881
Intends to return on the Hecla, on 2 February. Dreads the winter sea. Is disappointed to have only a week in London. (2 p.) With transcription.
Thaxter, Celia, 1835-1894. A.L.S. to Annie Fields; [Shoals, N.H.], 12 June [18]87
Describes Roland's marriage to Mabel [Gray Freeman]. Saw Mohini at West Newton; is angry at the lies being circulated about him. (4 p.) With transcription.
Thaxter, Celia, 1835-1894. A.L.S. to [Annie Fields]; [Kittery Point, Me.], ca. 1 & 4 June [1884]
Describes Mr. Thaxter's burial. Has been under a weight of anxiety about Roland; now he begins to revive a little. Thinks the dogs do him the greatest good. (2 p.) With transcription.
Thaxter, Celia, 1835-1894. A.L. to [Annie Fields and Sarah Jewett]; [Kittery Point, Me.], 26 April [18]83
Speaks of their arrival; her pleasure in the country and the house. (2 p.) Fragment, incomplete.
Thaxter, Celia, 1835-1894. A.L.S. to [Annie Fields]; [Shoals, N.H.], 14 May [1882]
Tells her that Bernt Ingebertsen is being taken to Somerville; wonders what is before Karl. Mentions Mrs. Fields' approaching trip. (4 p.) With transcription.
Thaxter, Celia, 1835-1894. A.L. to [Sarah Jewett]; [Portsmouth, N.H.], 31 December [18]89
Warns her about the Russian influenza. Thinks the prescription handed down from a queer Spanish physician will cure her at last. Asks Miss Jewett to get material for a gray gown for her. (4 p.) With transcription.
Thaxter, Celia, 1834-1895. A.L.S. to [Annie Fields]; [Shoals, N.H.], 2 June 1881
Speaks of the return trip [from James Thomas Fields' funeral]. Is ashamed not to be at the farm. Still feels the loss of her mother. (3 p.) With transcription.
Thaxter, Celia, 1835-1894. A.L.S. to Annie Fields; [Shoals, N.H.], 31 August [18]87
Speaks of the painting of Appleton Brown, Ross Turner, and Ellen Robbins and the music of [John Knowles] Paine and Arthur Whiting. Ingersoll Bowditch is failing fast. (5 p.) With transcription.
Thaxter, Celia, 1835-1894. A.L. to Annie Fields and Sarah Orne Jewett; [The Clifford, Boston], 1 February [1888]
Inquires after Mrs. Fields. Meant to get down to see her but caught cold in Ross Turner's studio. (3 p.) With transcription. Signed with a sketch of a sandpiper.
Thaxter, Celia, 1835-1894. A.L.S. to [Annie Fields]; [Shoals, N.H.], 25 June [18]84
Plans to visit [Sarah Orne] Jewett. The Browning notes will come to nothing. Does not wish a word said of her affairs. (3 p.) With transcription.
