Ralph Waldo Emerson Sends Warm ALS and Gift to a Friend, Days Before She Marries Into His Family, 1873

Emerson, Ralph Waldo

ALS : Autograph Letter Signed

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. American Writer and Philosopher. Autograph Letter Signed by Ralph Waldo Emerson. September 10, 1873 from Naushon, MA. Letter addressed Sylvia Watson, “My dear Miss Sylvia”. 2 pages, on 1 bifold sheet. 6 x 4 in. Signed “With sincere regard & affection, Your Friend, R. Waldo Emerson”. This letter is exceptionally warm, as Ms. Watson was about to join Emerson’s extended family. He mailed this note just a few days before Sylvia Watson married Emerson’s architect cousin, William Ralph Emerson, on September 15, 1873. In the letter, Emerson writes on sending a gift to Ms. Watson: "Your three friends in our house, Mrs. E. and myself, & Ellen, desired to send a token to you on the auspicious Monday, but could agree on none but this 'Bella Donna,' which we dare hope is a favorite of yours." Three horizontal folds. In very good condition.

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