A Guide to the Letters of Pillsbury, Parker dated 1861 April 9 & 13, to Henry David Thoreau, Pillsbury, Parker, David, Henry, Letters of, dated, 1861 April 9 & 13, to Thoreau 8197

A Guide to the Letters of Pillsbury, Parker dated 1861 April 9 & 13, to Henry David Thoreau,

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Accession number

8197

Title

Letters of Pillsbury, Parker dated 1861 April 9 & 13, to Henry David Thoreau 1861 April 9 & 13

Physical Characteristics

This collection consists of 2 items.

Language

English

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Preferred Citation

Letters of Pillsbury, Parker dated 1861 April 9 & 13, to Henry David Thoreau, Accession #8197, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Scope and Content Information

Pillsbury requests copies of four poems; questions the use of poetry in a nation threatened by war; and thanks Thoreau for a parcel and letter.

Contents List

Parker Pillsbury to Henry David Thoreau 1861 Apr 9

ALS. 4 p.

Requests copies of "Memoirs," "id est," "in the Woods" and "on the Rivers" for a friend. Questions the use of poetry while the country is threatened by War. Refers to Ralph Waldo Emerson and Amos Bronson Alcott.

P. P. to H. D. T. 1861 Apr 13

ALS. 1 p.

Thanks for the parcel and letter.