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Emerson, Ralph Waldo (1803-1882) Autograph Letter Signed, Concord, 22 October 1858. Octavo-format wove paper bifolium inscribed over four pages. To Reverend William Fish in Cortland, New York, seeking to fill a scheduled tour to that part of the country in January, to include visits to Albany, Auburn, Cortland, Port Byron, Batavia, and thence to Cleveland, Ohio; noting his fee of thirty dollars. Old folds, 7 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.
Estimate $300-500
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