Letter from Grace Greenwood to James Fields, Aug 11, 1849

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Title

Letter from Grace Greenwood to James Fields, Aug 11, 1849

Subject

Lippincott, Sara Jane (pseudonym: Grace Greenwood), 1832-1904
Travel Reports
Arts--Literature
Frustration
United States--Boston
Fields, James Thomas, 1817-1881

Description

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 about the material for her publication.

Credit

Huntington Library, James Thomas Fields Papers and Addenda

Creator

Lippincott, Sara Jane (pseudonym: Grace Greenwood), 1832-1904

Source

Huntington, JTFP, Box 40, FI 1755

Date

1849-08-11

Type

Reference

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Text

[page 1] Dear Mr. Fields
I am hear [sic] at last as you will see by the date. I arrived yesterday afternoon. I was unavoidably detained at home and on our the way, and fear I am almost too late for the work we contemplated in the spring. - I have had no word from you for a long time and am some what

[page 2] anxious to see you. care [?] you not come down to Mrs. Phillips very soon, or shall I go up to the city? I have the material for our proposed publication nearly ready. I wish you to see them, as I would consult you about the arrangement. Then again I do want to see you as a friend. So come.
In haste.
Yours
G.G.

From

Lippincott, Sara Jane (pseudonym: Grace Greenwood), 1832-1904

To

Fields, James Thomas, 1817-1881

Location

Lynn, MA, US

Geocode (Latitude)

42.466763

Geocode (Longitude)

-70.949493

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Citation

Lippincott, Sara Jane (pseudonym: Grace Greenwood), 1832-1904, “Letter from Grace Greenwood to James Fields, Aug 11, 1849,” Archival Gossip Collection, accessed April 18, 2024, https://archivalgossip.com/collection/items/show/779.

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