Box 2
Contains 124 Results:
Hawthorne, Sophia, 1809-1871. A.L. to Annie Adams Fields; [(Concord)], [20 May c.1864]
Wishes to speak of the majesty of [Nathaniel Hawthorne] of his justice, of his tenderness. Is thankful for so soft a translation and for an end to his weariness. Printed in Annie Adams Fields, Memories of a Hostess, p. 70-1. Appended is the envelope bearing notes by Annie Adams Fields and M.A. DeWolfe Howe concerning the publication of the letter. Enclosed is a sketch of an angelic figure signed Rose [(Hawthorne) Lathrop]. 4 p.
Hawthorne, Sophia, 1809-1871. A.L. to James Thomas Fields; [(Concord)], [21 May c.1864]
Does not wish a word said of Mr. Hawthorne's fear of not being himself. Her sister [Elizabeth Palmer Peabody] would inevitabley exaggerate. Marked "Private." Appended is a note addressed to J.T. Fields by Una Hawthorne. 2 p.
Folder 54
Hawthorne, Sophia, 1809-1871. A.L.S. To James Thomas Fields; [(Concord)], [25 May 1864]
Asks Mr. Fields to send a note to [Franklin] Pierce if he thinks she should see him at once. Comments on Mrs. Fields’ beauty [at Nathaniel Hawthorne's funeral]. Wrongly dated "Wednesday, 24 May." 3 p.
