June [1854]

Nathaniel Parker Willis to Rufus W. Griswold, June [1854]

Willis explains that he has retained no Poe material, discusses family information, and apologizes for an eye ailment.

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The repository title names Poe as recipient, but the manuscript explicitly addresses R. W. Griswold on page 2. The year follows the catalog; the heading after June is obscured. Two text pages, one blank page and a docket page are preserved.

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Nathaniel Parker Willis, Idlewild., autograph letter signed to Edgar Allan Poe, June 1854
Date
June [1854]
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Boston Public Library / Digital Commonwealth
Collection reference
Ms. Gris. 1242

The repository title names Poe as recipient, but the manuscript explicitly addresses R. W. Griswold on page 2. The year follows the catalog; the heading after June is obscured. Two text pages, one blank page and a docket page are preserved. AI scan review; not an independent human proofread.

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Original downloaded JPEG bytes preserved. AI-checked reading transcription supplied; line wrapping normalized and editorial observations bracketed. The repository title names Poe as recipient, but the manuscript explicitly addresses R. W. Griswold on page 2. The year follows the catalog; the heading after June is obscured. Two text pages, one blank page and a docket page are preserved.

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Original downloaded JPEG bytes preserved. AI-checked reading transcription supplied; line wrapping normalized and editorial observations bracketed. The repository title names Poe as recipient, but the manuscript explicitly addresses R. W. Griswold on page 2. The year follows the catalog; the heading after June is obscured. Two text pages, one blank page and a docket page are preserved.

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Original downloaded JPEG bytes preserved. AI-checked reading transcription supplied; line wrapping normalized and editorial observations bracketed. The repository title names Poe as recipient, but the manuscript explicitly addresses R. W. Griswold on page 2. The year follows the catalog; the heading after June is obscured. Two text pages, one blank page and a docket page are preserved.

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Original downloaded JPEG bytes preserved. AI-checked reading transcription supplied; line wrapping normalized and editorial observations bracketed. The repository title names Poe as recipient, but the manuscript explicitly addresses R. W. Griswold on page 2. The year follows the catalog; the heading after June is obscured. Two text pages, one blank page and a docket page are preserved.

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Nathaniel Parker Willis to Rufus W. Griswold, June [1854]. Boston Public Library, Ms. Gris. 1242; Digital Commonwealth 6h445c98q.

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