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This collection was acquired by Special Collections and University Archives, probably as a donation prior to 1955.
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Henry D. Thoreau Letter commenced and completed in November 2006. Additional description was added in November 2022.
Born on July 12, 1817, in Concord, Massachusetts, Henry David Thoreau became a member of the transcendentalist movement as well as an important American author with works such as Walden and "On the Duty of Civil Disobedience." An ardent critic of slavery, Thoreau died on May 6, 1862.
This collection consists of a letter written in 1855 by Henry David Thoreau to Mrs. Simon Brown.
Transcription of the letter:
Concord Feb. 29 th '55
Mrs. Brown,
Dear Madam,
Though I failed to recognise you last eve- ning in the dusky entry, I assure you that I have not forgotten a pleasant call which I made at your house some years ago.
Yrs truly Henry D. Thoreau [Please note: The date is wrong, as there was no February 29 in the year 1855.]
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