[Regrets delay in returning letter of invitation
due to illness of her mother necessitating her
spending the winter at the
Shoals ; requests name of
"unknown friend."]
Celia Thaxter ,
Appledore , to
[Mary Mapes ?] Dodge
1874 Oct 11
ALS,
1 p.
[Inquires about sum sent the previous day, fearing
it was not enough.]
Celia Thaxter ,
Appledore, Isle of Shoals , to
Mr. Alden
1875 May 29
ALS,
1 p.
[Offers poems written in memory of friends lost in
the wreck of the ill fated
Schiller for publication in his
magazine, requests their return if not used.]
[Writes that she would like to bring collection of
poems and design for book for inspection; hopes to
publish by Christmas; asks about financial
terms.]
Celia Thaxter ,
Winthrop House ,
Boston , to Mrs.
Thorndike
1882 Oct 14
ALS,
1 p.
[Regrets the jar she painted did not turn out as
she would like; states that, as soon as she is
settled for the winter, she will paint another.]
Celia Thaxter ,
Portsmouth , to Mr.
Wingate
1891 Nov 26
ALS,
1 p.
[Asks return, for changes and additions, of the
letter she sent in response to his request for her
choice of
[John Greenleaf] Whittier 's best
poems.]
Celia Thaxter ,
Shoals , to Miss
Wheildon
1892 Mar 20
ALS,
2 p.
[Thanks her for plants which arrived in perfect
condition; requests information on their habit.]