Letter from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, April 18, 1879
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Artifact Overview
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) was the most beloved American poet of the 19th century. His poems appealed to mid-19th-century Americans from all classes, and he made every effort to make his works available. One admirer had written to ask him about the tree mentioned in his poem "The Village Blacksmith." Longfellow replied that the tree was a horse chestnut.
TRANSCRIPTION
Cambridge, April 18
1879
Dear Sir,
I am sorry to dispel an
innocent's illusion, but truth
forces me to say, that the
tree, which over-shadowed
the village smithy, and
of whose wood the birth-
day chair is made, was
a horse-chestnut.
Your very sincerely
Henry W. Longfellow
Artifact Details
Artifact
Letter (Correspondence)
Date Made
18 April 1879
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
26.85.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Handwriting
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7 in (unfolded)
Width: 9 in (unfolded)
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