A Guide to the Letter to "My Dear Shepherd" December 26, 1887 Warner, Charles Dudley, Letter to "My Dear Shepherd" 6990-m

A Guide to the Letter to "My Dear Shepherd" December 26, 1887

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Clifton Waller Barrett Library
The Special Collections Department
Accession Number 6990-m

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Repository

Special Collections, University of Virginia Library

Accession number

6990-m

Title

Letter to "My Dear Shepherd," December 26, 1887

Physical Characteristics

This collection consists of a letter, ALS, 4 p. on 4 l.

Collector

Charles Dudley Warner

Language

English

Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Letter to "My Dear Shepherd," Accession #6990-m , Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

This collection was purchased by the Library on November 15, 1994.

Scope and Content Information

This collection consists of a letter from Charles Dudley Warner, Hartford, to "My Dear Shepherd." He appreciates the gift sent by Mr. Jordan through Mr. Shepherd, which arrived during the opening of presents at Christmas. The gift consisted of the boiled skull of a Sioux Indian killed by an arrow, "I think the Indian method of death is much neater than ours."