Collection SCA28-GA16 - Letter to G.S. Payson from Patrick Foley.

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)

  • 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.