Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
Letter to G.S. Payson from Patrick Foley.
Title notes
- Source of title proper: Title from the content of the material.
Level of description
Collection
Reference code
SCA28-GA16
Dates of creation area
Date(s)
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April 23, 1898 (Creation)
Physical description area
Physical description
1 leaf
Archival description area
Scope and content
Consists of a single holograph letter from Patrick Foley to G.S. Payson dated April 23, 1898 and addressed to Boston, Massachusetts. The contents of the letter focuses on Nathaniel Hawthorne's book, "Doctor Grimshawe's Secret".
Notes area
Immediate source of acquisition
Received as part of the Verbeke collection which was purchased in 1969.
Language of material
- English
General note
Patrick K. Foley (1856-1937) was an authority on American first editions and owner of Hamilton Place, a famous bookshop in Boston, Massachusetts. His reference book American Authors, 1795-1895: A Bibliography was published in 1897.
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Revised by PH in September 2018.
Reviewed by DR November 2018.