Meagher, John. Letter to S.W. Mitchell regarding the novel "Hugh Wynne", 1896 November 5

File — Box: 1, Folder: 3

Identifier: Series I

MEAGHER, John. AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED. Wellsboro, PA, Nov. 5, 1896. Five-page letter on rectos of five leaves, with each leaf measuring 9 x 6”. Very good. A letter to Silas Weir Mitchell, praising his novel, Hugh Wynne, and calling attention to a historical inaccuracy Meagher perceived in the work. Meagher, a Pennsylvania local historian, was the co-author of a History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (1895) and a History of Tioga County, Pennsylvania.

Dates

1896 November 5

Extent

1.0 folder

Language of Materials

English

Related Names

Creator

From the Series: Mitchell, Silas Weir (Person)
From the Series: Mitchell, John K. (John Kearsley) (Correspondent, Person)

Physical Storage Information

Box: 1, Folder: 3 (Text)

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