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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | May 23, 18xx |
| From City | Brattleboro |
| From State | VT |
| To City | Cambridge |
| To State | MA |
| Addressee | Mrs. Pierce |
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| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
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Lot 2173 5c Red Brown (1). Margins to in, tied by red grid, matching "Brattleboro Vt. May 23" circular datestamp on lady's cover addressed to "Mrs. Pierce, care of Professor H. W. Longfellow, Cambridge Mass.", fresh and Very Fine, the famous poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was a professor at Harvard at this time E. 675.00
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 980 realized 850 (image)
Alexander listed as 5/23/xx
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 1125 lot 631 realized 550
Letter addressed to Anne Longfellow Pierce (the widowed younger sister of the famous American poet), in care of her brother, Professor Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, at his famous residence in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Anne Longfellow Pierce (1810–1901) married Henry's close friend George W. Pierce in 1832. After her husband tragically died of typhus in 1835, she remained a widow for the rest of her life. She frequently traveled to visit or stay with her brother Henry.
At this time, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was the prestigious Smith Professor of Modern Languages at Harvard University.
Longfellow lived at the historic Craigie House (now the Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site) on Brattle Street in Cambridge.
In August 1849, Henry and Anne's father, Stephen Longfellow, passed away in Portland, Maine. Anne spent a significant amount of time after this period coordinating family matters and staying with her siblings, but was unlikely to have travelled in May while her father was sick and slowly declining.
The connection to Brattleboro. Vt is uncertain. Anne Longfellow Pierce lived in Portland, Maine. Starting in 1845, Henry frequented a medical spa in Brattleboro run by Dr. Robert Wesselhoeft, known as the Brattleboro Hydropathy Establishment. Henry enjoyed the regimen and experienced a massive boost in appetite and general health. Believing deeply in its benefits, Henry funded and sponsored several of his family members—including his widowed sister, Anne—to travel to Brattleboro to receive the same water treatment for their own health and chronic illnesses.
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 980 realized 850 (image)
Alexander listed as 5/23/xx
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 1125 lot 631 realized 550
Letter addressed to Anne Longfellow Pierce (the widowed younger sister of the famous American poet), in care of her brother, Professor Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, at his famous residence in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Anne Longfellow Pierce (1810–1901) married Henry's close friend George W. Pierce in 1832. After her husband tragically died of typhus in 1835, she remained a widow for the rest of her life. She frequently traveled to visit or stay with her brother Henry.
At this time, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was the prestigious Smith Professor of Modern Languages at Harvard University.
Longfellow lived at the historic Craigie House (now the Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site) on Brattle Street in Cambridge.
In August 1849, Henry and Anne's father, Stephen Longfellow, passed away in Portland, Maine. Anne spent a significant amount of time after this period coordinating family matters and staying with her siblings, but was unlikely to have travelled in May while her father was sick and slowly declining.
The connection to Brattleboro. Vt is uncertain. Anne Longfellow Pierce lived in Portland, Maine. Starting in 1845, Henry frequented a medical spa in Brattleboro run by Dr. Robert Wesselhoeft, known as the Brattleboro Hydropathy Establishment. Henry enjoyed the regimen and experienced a massive boost in appetite and general health. Believing deeply in its benefits, Henry funded and sponsored several of his family members—including his widowed sister, Anne—to travel to Brattleboro to receive the same water treatment for their own health and chronic illnesses.
