Morse through Stedman, 1870-1895

File — Box: 1, Folder: 7

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Scope and Contents

Morse, Edwin Wilson to Messrs. to Roberts Brothers, [Boston, Mass.], 23 Sept. 1891. Charles Scribners Sons, New York, [N.Y.] 1 leaf. Requests 2 cuts "for use in the Christmas Book Buyer" and "will send for one or two from 'A Calendar of Sonnets' later."

Morse, Edwin Wilson to Messrs. to Roberts Brothers, [Boston, Mass.], 7 Dec. 1891. Charles Scribners Sons, New York, [N.Y.] 1 leaf. Received "Roses of Romance" and "Flowers of Fancy" too late to use them but would like to use 2 illustrations from the January number.

Most, John. H.L.S. to Messrs Roberts Bros, Boston, Mass. 27 Feb 1891, New York, N.Y. 1 leaf. Request for a book News From Nowhere so that he can review it.

[Moulton, Louise Chandler]. Holograph Letter Initialed LCM to Mr. [Thomas] Niles [Roberts Bros. Principal]. [1891], s.l. 2 conjugate leaves. Letter admonishing Niles for the condition of gift books sent to her and also a mention of enthusiastic reviews of Meredith.

Moxom, Philip S. Typed Letter Signed to Mr. [Eugene] Hardy [Roberts Bros. Assistant]. 16 Dec 1895, Springfield, Mass. 1 leaf. A request from Moxom to send a copy of his book From Jerusalem to Nicaea to the Congregational Library.

Nutt, David. H.L.S. to Messrs Roberts Bros. Boston. 5 Dec 1890, London, W.C., Eng. 2 conjugate leaves.Discussion of the possible publication of Mr. Moore’s essays on French writers. Prentiss, E. H.L.S. to Mr. T[homas] Niles [Robert Bros. Principal]. 8 Dec 1870, New York, N.Y. 1 leaf. Request for a count of sale on the publication of Nidworth.

Smith, J.B. H.L.S. to Messrs. Roberts Bros. 7 Sep 1894, Madison, Wis. 2 Leaves. Request for Roberts Brothers to look through two manuscripts of Smith “High Joe” and Barriers Broken or Right Makes Might. Note on letter “Declined Sept 10/94.”

Stedman, Arthur. Typed Letter Signed to Alcott Pratt, Esq. c/o Roberts Brothers. 17 Nov 1892, New York, N.Y. 1 leaf. A discussion of the best way to reproduce a portrait of “Mr. Alcott” for a book Stedman’s company [Webster and Co. Publishers] is publishing.

Dates

Creation: 1870-1895

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open to the public and must be used in the John M.K. Davis Reading Room of the Watkinson Library, Trinity College Library, Hartford, Connecticut. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws when using this collection.

Extent

From the Collection: 1 Cubic Feet (2 flat boxes containing 8 photo albums (mostly empty) and 1 flat box containing 10 file folders.) ; 1 flat box (15.25"L x 10.25"W x 3"H) equals .27 cubic feet (as defined by UNLV Archives Calculator) 1 flat box (12.25"L x 10.25"W x 3"H) equals .22 cubic feet (as defined by UNLV Archives Calculator)