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Letter from Grace Greenwood to James Fields, [1849]
Greenwood informs Fields that she will not sell her copyrights. She also asks him to forward the enclosed note to Mr. Sargent and to tell Mr. Whipple that Greenwood regrets not seeing him and Mrs. Edwin.
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Huntington Library, James Thomas…
Letter from Grace Greenwood to James Fields, [after 1855]
Greenwood asks Fields to forward an enclosed note to Miss Mitford and whether he will come by in the morning to talk about their "various plans."
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Huntington Library, James Thomas Fields Papers and Addenda
Letter from Grace Greenwood to James Fields, [c. 1850]
Greenwood sends Fields a letter to Miss Chamber which he should take into careful consideration.
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Huntington Library, James Thomas Fields Papers and Addenda
Letter from Grace Greenwood to James Fields, [c. 1854]
Greenwood asks Fields to insert the enclosed article in the Transcriptas soon as possible. She also sent the first story for the Juvenile of which there are eight in total. There should be an illustration for every story as a paragraph page. Fields…
Letter from Grace Greenwood to James Fields, [c. 1854]
Greenwood informs Fields that there was a mistake as she wishes for ruled paper. She asks him to change that for her and to send any proof to Mr. Phillips.
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Huntington Library, James Thomas Fields Papers and Addenda
Letter from Grace Greenwood to James Fields, [c. Oct 1850]
Greenwood returns the proof and has enclosed material for the "Pet" book and some subjects for illustration.
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Huntington Library, James Thomas Fields Papers and Addenda
Letter from Grace Greenwood to James Fields, [c. Oct 1850]
Greenwood asks Fields how many pages she has written for the "Pet" book.
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Huntington Library, James Thomas Fields Papers and Addenda
Letter from Grace Greenwood to James Fields, [Dec 1850]
Greenwood asks Fields to visit on Wednesday afternoon and to bring the corrected copy of her poems with him.
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Huntington Library, James Thomas Fields Papers and Addenda
Letter from Grace Greenwood to James Fields, [July 24, 1854]
Greenwood has sent one of her poems which has recently appeared in the London Illustrated News and asks Fields to republish it in the Transcript. Mr. Devereny will send drawings for her book to review before engraving and asks Field whether these…
Letter from Grace Greenwood to James Fields, Apr 10, 1849
Greenwood is delighted to find a few of her favorite poems in Fields' new volume. Yet she is surprised to hear of the urgency in regard to the publication of Greenwood Leaves. Recently, she has not written much for publication as both her parents…
Letter from Grace Greenwood to James Fields, Apr 13, 1852
Greenwood regrets the lack of correspondence between Fields and her but is overjoyed at the prospect of seeing him again in England. She will leave Rome on the 15th and travel to Naples and Florence with the Hills. Recently she has not been in good…
Letter from Grace Greenwood to James Fields, Apr 22, 1850
Greenwood states that Fields remains the same individual in her eyes, even if he is a married man.She asks him to write Willis regarding the portrait, which should no longer be delayed, and informs him that she will send the first proofs by express…
Letter from Grace Greenwood to James Fields, Aug 11, 1849
Greenwood finally arrives in Lynn after being detained at home and on the way and fears that she is too late for the publication business she and Fields arranged in spring. She wants to meet Fields either at Mrs. Philipps' or in Boston to consult him…
Letter from Grace Greenwood to James Fields, Aug 13, 1849
Greenwood notifies Fields that she will be coming up to Boston with the printed copies for the publication.She has neglected her other correspondents as of late which she intends to take up again.
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Huntington Library, James Thomas Fields…
Letter from Grace Greenwood to James Fields, Aug 22, [c. 1854]
Greenwood informs Fields that she has corrected the proof to the best of her ability and asks whether the printer has already calculated the number of pages.
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Huntington Library, James Thomas Fields Papers and Addenda
Letter from Grace Greenwood to James Fields, Aug 26, [1853]
Greenwood informs Fields that she will not be able to see him in Boston as they are leaving for Albany. She asks him to advertise the book until she returns and prefers the title "Haps and Mishaps of a year inEurope" for this purpose.Fields should…
Letter from Grace Greenwood to James Fields, Dec 2, 1848
Greenwood is pained to hear that Fields is "mad with a headache." She muses that the headache should "keep clear of the poets' head and heart" and rather seek out somebody where it will not be disturbed "by the outgoing of the responsive thoughts of…
Letter from Grace Greenwood to James Fields, Dec 22, 1850
Greenwood wonders whether Fields has sent the copies of "Pets" inquires about what percentage he will allow her for both volumes. Fields should send Greenwood a copy of the poems in sheets so that she can correct them in case a second edition should…
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