Missal : use of York : in Latin
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Manuscript survey of a property in Kittery, Maine
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Cattle market at York, Thomas Rowlandson
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A plan of the entrance of Chesapeak Bay, with James and York rivers : ...
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York town - A drawing of a group of people on horseback
An emaciated cow representing British commerce grazed on Scottish thistles. Men representing France, Spain, and Holland have just milked the cow. The British lion howls because he has hurt his foot on a broken ... More
Rebels outside their works at Yorktown reconnoitring with dark lantern...
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Official plan of the siege of Yorktown, Va. conducted by the Army of t...
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Charge of the First Massachusetts Regiment on a rebel rifle pit near Y...
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The Union cavalry and the artillery starting in pursuit of the rebels ...
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House of John Reardon with Mr. John Shaw - So. Berwick - Me.
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Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Appledore, Isle...
Expects to be moored there while Mr. Thaxter and the younger boys are tramping in Florida. Praises the "Bee and Rose"; asks who wrote "Sea-Gulls" in the November Atlantic. Verso: Note in Mrs. Fields' hand assig... More
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 4 July 1872?]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzIvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1hbm5pZS1maWVsZHMtc2hvYWxzLW5oLTQtanVseS0xODcyLTQ4Y2M2OS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/62/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 4 July 1872?]")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.],...
Giving the boat schedule for Shoals and is worried about how James Fields will get to the island. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to [Annie and James Fields], Shoals, [N.H.], 6 July 1872](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzIvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1hbm5pZS1hbmQtamFtZXMtZmllbGRzLXNob2Fscy1uaC02LTZiMGNkMy0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/63/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to [Annie and James Fields], Shoals, [N.H.], 6 July 1872")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to [Annie and James Fields], Sho...
Was never so disappointed; went to the boat to meet them. Still hopes they will come. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to [Annie Fields, Newtonville, Mass., approximately December 1872]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzIvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1hbm5pZS1maWVsZHMtbmV3dG9udmlsbGUtbWFzcy1hcHByb3hpbWF0ZWx5LTM2Yjg5Mi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/63/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to [Annie Fields, Newtonville, Mass., approximately December 1872]")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to [Annie Fields, Newtonville, M...
The maid and her little girl have not returned; finds she is subject to drunken fits. Is rearranging the papers on the Shoals for Osgood. Directs Mrs. Fields to California Street. Dated "Monday noon." Refers to... More
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to [Annie and James Fields], Shoals, [N.H.], 6 July 1872](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzIvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1hbm5pZS1hbmQtamFtZXMtZmllbGRzLXNob2Fscy1uaC02LWE0ZGJiYi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/25/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to [Annie and James Fields], Shoals, [N.H.], 6 July 1872")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to [Annie and James Fields], Sho...
Was never so disappointed; went to the boat to meet them. Still hopes they will come. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to [Annie and James Fields], Shoals, [N.H.], 6 July 1872](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzIvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1hbm5pZS1hbmQtamFtZXMtZmllbGRzLXNob2Fscy1uaC02LWFmMzU1OC0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/51/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to [Annie and James Fields], Shoals, [N.H.], 6 July 1872")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to [Annie and James Fields], Sho...
Was never so disappointed; went to the boat to meet them. Still hopes they will come. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to [Annie and James Fields], Shoals, [N.H.], 6 July 1872](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzIvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1hbm5pZS1hbmQtamFtZXMtZmllbGRzLXNob2Fscy1uaC02LWQ5M2QyZS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/62/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to [Annie and James Fields], Shoals, [N.H.], 6 July 1872")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to [Annie and James Fields], Sho...
Was never so disappointed; went to the boat to meet them. Still hopes they will come. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Newtonville, [Mass.], 20 May [1872]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzIvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1hbm5pZS1maWVsZHMtbmV3dG9udmlsbGUtbWFzcy0yMC1tYXktMGIzMDViLTEwMjQuanBn/40/50/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Newtonville, [Mass.], 20 May [1872]")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Newtonville, [M...
Apologizes for not answering a note. Plans to go to "her island" next week. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 5 December 1872](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzIvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1hbm5pZS1maWVsZHMtc2hvYWxzLW5oLTUtZGVjZW1iZXItYTc3M2E3LTEwMjQuanBn/40/50/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 5 December 1872")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.],...
Sends a poem composed when the wind was howling "its dreariest." Cannot leave until her mother is about; inquires, in a postscript, about the Hunts. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 17 & 24 July 1872](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzIvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1hbm5pZS1maWVsZHMtc2hvYWxzLW5oLTE3LWFuZC0yNC1qdWx5LTk2ZjI2ZC0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/61/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 17 & 24 July 1872")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.],...
Criticizes Mrs. Fields' "little poem" (no title given); mentions her own sales. Mr. Whittier has made "quite a little visit" and Mr. Hunt has arrived. [Ellen] Robbins is coming to paint; altogether there are 45... More
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to [Annie Fields], Shoals, [N.H.], 18 December 1872](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzIvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1hbm5pZS1maWVsZHMtc2hvYWxzLW5oLTE4LWRlY2VtYmVyLTdhYTY4NS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/50/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to [Annie Fields], Shoals, [N.H.], 18 December 1872")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to [Annie Fields], Shoals, [N.H....
Feels it is no use to fret over "the long drawn out affair." [the Hunts?] Has written to Loo. Quotes Annie Eichberg's praise of Mr. Fields' lecture. Signed "Celia T." Courtesy of Boston Public Library
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to [Annie and James Fields], Shoals, [N.H.], 6 July 1872](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzIvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1hbm5pZS1hbmQtamFtZXMtZmllbGRzLXNob2Fscy1uaC02LWRhMzNjYS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/63/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to [Annie and James Fields], Shoals, [N.H.], 6 July 1872")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to [Annie and James Fields], Sho...
Was never so disappointed; went to the boat to meet them. Still hopes they will come. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 8 March 1873](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzMvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1hbm5pZS1maWVsZHMtc2hvYWxzLW5oLTgtbWFyY2gtMTg3My00MTk2NTctMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/67/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 8 March 1873")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.],...
Describes the murders of Karen and Anethe Christensen [committed by Louis Wagner]. A similar letter, dated March 11, 1873, is printed in Letters of Celia Thaxter, p. 45-49. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 22 April 1873](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzMvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1hbm5pZS1maWVsZHMtc2hvYWxzLW5oLTIyLWFwcmlsLTE4NzMtYjJkZWJmLTEwMjQuanBn/40/65/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 22 April 1873")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.],...
Thinks Mrs. Fields' poem is "truly beautiful." Speaks of Mr. Thaxter's forebodings of an early death. Includes in a postscript that there is still no compensation for "Childlife." Refers to "Child-life at the I... More
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 17 & [18] October 1873](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzMvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1hbm5pZS1maWVsZHMtc2hvYWxzLW5oLTE3LWFuZC0xOC1vY3RvYmVyLTBjMTU5Yy0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/62/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 17 & [18] October 1873")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.],...
Her mother's hold on life is precarious; fears we pay a price for all "passionate living." Encloses two sonnets. Is delighted to hear about the Manchester place. Hopes to get home with Karl and back. Courtesy o... More
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 20 October 1873](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzMvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1hbm5pZS1maWVsZHMtc2hvYWxzLW5oLTIwLW9jdG9iZXItZmYwM2ViLTEwMjQuanBn/40/51/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 20 October 1873")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.],...
Found her mother better. Conveys her thanks for the "nectar." Courtesy of Boston Public Library
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 15 July 1873](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzMvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1hbm5pZS1maWVsZHMtc2hvYWxzLW5oLTE1LWp1bHktMTg3My1hYTRmMTktMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/66/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 15 July 1873")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.],...
Brought little Esther Albee back from Newcastle with her. Finds Julius Eichberg a continual surprise. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to [Annie Fields], Shoals, [N.H.], 29 May 1873](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzMvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1hbm5pZS1maWVsZHMtc2hvYWxzLW5oLTI5LW1heS0xODczLWQwYmQ3OC0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/51/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to [Annie Fields], Shoals, [N.H.], 29 May 1873")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to [Annie Fields], Shoals, [N.H....
Has been ill from a drenching in an open boat. Prevented Loo [Hunt] from telling her story to Minnie Pratt. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 15 July 1873](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzMvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1hbm5pZS1maWVsZHMtc2hvYWxzLW5oLTE1LWp1bHktMTg3My02ZTNmMTUtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/66/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 15 July 1873")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.],...
Brought little Esther Albee back from Newcastle with her. Finds Julius Eichberg a continual surprise. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 18 June 1873](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzMvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1hbm5pZS1maWVsZHMtc2hvYWxzLW5oLTE4LWp1bmUtMTg3My0yZWQ3ZGEtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/46/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 18 June 1873")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.],...
Describes her Portsmouth visit. Saw parchment manuscripts signed by Ferdinando Gorges, etc. "Fell hopelessly in love with Kittery Point." Courtesy of Boston Public Library
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 18 June 1873](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzMvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1hbm5pZS1maWVsZHMtc2hvYWxzLW5oLTE4LWp1bmUtMTg3My02N2ZhNjctMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/34/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 18 June 1873")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.],...
Describes her Portsmouth visit. Saw parchment manuscripts signed by Ferdinando Gorges, etc. "Fell hopelessly in love with Kittery Point." Courtesy of Boston Public Library
![Celia Thaxter autograph note signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H]., 19 June [1873]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzMvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbm90ZS1zaWduZWQtdG8tYW5uaWUtZmllbGRzLXNob2Fscy1uaC0xOS1qdW5lLTE4NzMtY2MzOGZiLTEwMjQuanBn/40/46/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph note signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H]., 19 June [1873]")
Celia Thaxter autograph note signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H]., 1...
Referring to Mr. Whittier "coming here to be with you." Courtesy of Boston Public Library
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 13 March 1873](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzMvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1hbm5pZS1maWVsZHMtc2hvYWxzLW5oLTEzLW1hcmNoLTE4NzMtOGZhZDI2LTEwMjQuanBn/40/66/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 13 March 1873")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.],...
Insists it was a Prussian who murdered Karen and Anethe Christensen. Ivan "is quite crushed dumb." Thora Ingebretsen is ill with typhoid. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 15 July 1873](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzMvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1hbm5pZS1maWVsZHMtc2hvYWxzLW5oLTE1LWp1bHktMTg3My1kNGY1M2UtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/66/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 15 July 1873")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.],...
Brought little Esther Albee back from Newcastle with her. Finds Julius Eichberg a continual surprise. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
![Celia Thaxter autograph note to Annie [Fields, Shoals, N.H.], 3 November [1873]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzMvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbm90ZS10by1hbm5pZS1maWVsZHMtc2hvYWxzLW5oLTMtbm92ZW1iZXItMTg3My1kZTQwMDMtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/30/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph note to Annie [Fields, Shoals, N.H.], 3 November [1873]")
Celia Thaxter autograph note to Annie [Fields, Shoals, N.H.], 3 Novemb...
Enjoyed Howells' poems. Does not know whether she will ever see Boston again. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
![Celia Thaxter incomplete autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 11 & 13 May 1873](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzMvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1pbmNvbXBsZXRlLWF1dG9ncmFwaC1sZXR0ZXItc2lnbmVkLXRvLWFubmllLWZpZWxkcy1zaG9hbHMtbmgtYmU2Y2ZhLTEwMjQuanBn/40/58/webp "Celia Thaxter incomplete autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 11 & 13 May 1873")
Celia Thaxter incomplete autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoa...
Is pleased with the format of Among the Isles of Shoals. Thinks of going home but knows the family is comfortably cared for. Criticizes [ . . .] by Mrs. Fields because of the obscurity of the last two thirds. I... More
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to [Annie Fields], Shoals, [N.H.], 29 May 1873](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzMvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1hbm5pZS1maWVsZHMtc2hvYWxzLW5oLTI5LW1heS0xODczLTkxMmUxYy0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/45/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to [Annie Fields], Shoals, [N.H.], 29 May 1873")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to [Annie Fields], Shoals, [N.H....
Has been ill from a drenching in an open boat. Prevented Loo [Hunt] from telling her story to Minnie Pratt. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to [Annie Fields], Shoals, [N.H.], 26 June [1873]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzMvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1hbm5pZS1maWVsZHMtc2hvYWxzLW5oLTI2LWp1bmUtMTg3My00OWFkZDAtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/52/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to [Annie Fields], Shoals, [N.H.], 26 June [1873]")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to [Annie Fields], Shoals, [N.H....
Referring to a poem sent to "The Independent with all its imperfections on its head . . ." Courtesy of Boston Public Library
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 11 April 1873](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzMvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1hbm5pZS1maWVsZHMtc2hvYWxzLW5oLTExLWFwcmlsLTE4NzMtMGZlYjllLTEwMjQuanBn/40/46/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 11 April 1873")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.],...
Has received no check from Mr. Howells for "Childlife." Wonders if she should send the [biographical] details [requested by M. Laird Simons]. Refers to "Child-life at the Isles of Shoals" in Atlantic Monthly, M... More
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to [Annie Fields], Shoals, [N.H.], 29 May 1873](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzMvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1hbm5pZS1maWVsZHMtc2hvYWxzLW5oLTI5LW1heS0xODczLTQ5N2Y0My0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/45/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to [Annie Fields], Shoals, [N.H.], 29 May 1873")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to [Annie Fields], Shoals, [N.H....
Has been ill from a drenching in an open boat. Prevented Loo [Hunt] from telling her story to Minnie Pratt. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 20 October 1873](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzMvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1hbm5pZS1maWVsZHMtc2hvYWxzLW5oLTIwLW9jdG9iZXItNmMzNGQ0LTEwMjQuanBn/40/62/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 20 October 1873")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.],...
Found her mother better. Conveys her thanks for the "nectar." Courtesy of Boston Public Library
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 1 November 1873](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzMvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1hbm5pZS1maWVsZHMtc2hvYWxzLW5oLTEtbm92ZW1iZXItZGUyYzllLTEwMjQuanBn/40/51/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 1 November 1873")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.],...
Has finished ["In Kittery Churchyard"]. Howells returned her "Secret." Must look forward to "twenty weeks of living hurricanes." Describes the sunny plant-room and the laughing parrot. Atlantic Monthly, January... More
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to [Annie Fields], Shoals, [N.H.], 29 May 1873](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzMvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1hbm5pZS1maWVsZHMtc2hvYWxzLW5oLTI5LW1heS0xODczLWUxNjQ4Yy0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/45/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to [Annie Fields], Shoals, [N.H.], 29 May 1873")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to [Annie Fields], Shoals, [N.H....
Has been ill from a drenching in an open boat. Prevented Loo [Hunt] from telling her story to Minnie Pratt. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 6 April [1873]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzMvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1hbm5pZS1maWVsZHMtc2hvYWxzLW5oLTYtYXByaWwtMTg3My04ZWZmYzgtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/46/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 6 April [1873]")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.],...
Wonders where to hawk her wares next. Thanks her for the heliotypes. Addition to the letter written from Portsmouth, Sunday evening where she adds that she sends "The Pimpernel." Atlantic Monthly, August 1873, ... More
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 18 June 1873](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzMvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1hbm5pZS1maWVsZHMtc2hvYWxzLW5oLTE4LWp1bmUtMTg3My05MTJmZGQtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/46/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 18 June 1873")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.],...
Describes her Portsmouth visit. Saw parchment manuscripts signed by Ferdinando Gorges, etc. "Fell hopelessly in love with Kittery Point." Courtesy of Boston Public Library
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 16 October [18]73](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzMvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1hbm5pZS1maWVsZHMtc2hvYWxzLW5oLTE2LW9jdG9iZXItOGM5ZmIyLTEwMjQuanBn/40/49/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 16 October [18]73")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.],...
Her mother has been very ill; does not know when she herself will return. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to [Annie Fields], Shoals, [N.H.], 29 May 1873](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzMvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1hbm5pZS1maWVsZHMtc2hvYWxzLW5oLTI5LW1heS0xODczLTVmNDdiYS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/45/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to [Annie Fields], Shoals, [N.H.], 29 May 1873")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to [Annie Fields], Shoals, [N.H....
Has been ill from a drenching in an open boat. Prevented Loo [Hunt] from telling her story to Minnie Pratt. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to [Annie Fields, Shoals, N.H., approximately 7 October 1873]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzMvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1hbm5pZS1maWVsZHMtc2hvYWxzLW5oLWFwcHJveGltYXRlbHktN2JiMTBlLTEwMjQuanBn/40/62/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to [Annie Fields, Shoals, N.H., approximately 7 October 1873]")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to [Annie Fields, Shoals, N.H., ...
About her difference of opinion with Emerson concerning Channing, Shelley and Whitman. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
![Celia Thaxter incomplete autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 11 & 13 May 1873](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzMvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1pbmNvbXBsZXRlLWF1dG9ncmFwaC1sZXR0ZXItc2lnbmVkLXRvLWFubmllLWZpZWxkcy1zaG9hbHMtbmgtMThiYTQ2LTEwMjQuanBn/40/58/webp "Celia Thaxter incomplete autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 11 & 13 May 1873")
Celia Thaxter incomplete autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoa...
Is pleased with the format of Among the Isles of Shoals. Thinks of going home but knows the family is comfortably cared for. Criticizes [ . . .] by Mrs. Fields because of the obscurity of the last two thirds. I... More
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 1 November 1873](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzMvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1hbm5pZS1maWVsZHMtc2hvYWxzLW5oLTEtbm92ZW1iZXItMjVjZWQ0LTEwMjQuanBn/40/51/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 1 November 1873")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.],...
Has finished ["In Kittery Churchyard"]. Howells returned her "Secret." Must look forward to "twenty weeks of living hurricanes." Describes the sunny plant-room and the laughing parrot. Atlantic Monthly, January... More
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 18 June 1873](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzMvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1hbm5pZS1maWVsZHMtc2hvYWxzLW5oLTE4LWp1bmUtMTg3My04MDE1NmUtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/46/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 18 June 1873")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.],...
Describes her Portsmouth visit. Saw parchment manuscripts signed by Ferdinando Gorges, etc. "Fell hopelessly in love with Kittery Point." Courtesy of Boston Public Library
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 20 October 1873](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzMvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1hbm5pZS1maWVsZHMtc2hvYWxzLW5oLTIwLW9jdG9iZXItMjc2ODE5LTEwMjQuanBn/40/62/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 20 October 1873")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.],...
Found her mother better. Conveys her thanks for the "nectar." Courtesy of Boston Public Library
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 28 April 1873](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzMvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1hbm5pZS1maWVsZHMtc2hvYWxzLW5oLTI4LWFwcmlsLTE4NzMtZmQyMWFkLTEwMjQuanBn/40/46/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 28 April 1873")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.],...
Did not like "The Pimpernel" herself; thinks she is getting "too spooney." Does not wish Mr. Thaxter to know about her correspondence with [Michael Laird Simons?]. Still no check for "Childlife." v. Atlantic Mo... More
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to [Annie Fields], Shoals, [N.H.], 29 May 1873](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzMvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1hbm5pZS1maWVsZHMtc2hvYWxzLW5oLTI5LW1heS0xODczLTE0ZTgzNy0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/45/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to [Annie Fields], Shoals, [N.H.], 29 May 1873")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to [Annie Fields], Shoals, [N.H....
Has been ill from a drenching in an open boat. Prevented Loo [Hunt] from telling her story to Minnie Pratt. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
![Celia Thaxter incomplete autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 11 & 13 May 1873](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzMvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1pbmNvbXBsZXRlLWF1dG9ncmFwaC1sZXR0ZXItc2lnbmVkLXRvLWFubmllLWZpZWxkcy1zaG9hbHMtbmgtMjRlZTFiLTEwMjQuanBn/40/58/webp "Celia Thaxter incomplete autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 11 & 13 May 1873")
Celia Thaxter incomplete autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoa...
Is pleased with the format of Among the Isles of Shoals. Thinks of going home but knows the family is comfortably cared for. Criticizes [ . . .] by Mrs. Fields because of the obscurity of the last two thirds. I... More
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to [Annie Fields], Shoals, [N.H.], 18 September [1873]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzMvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1hbm5pZS1maWVsZHMtc2hvYWxzLW5oLTE4LXNlcHRlbWJlci04MGFhNzktMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/63/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to [Annie Fields], Shoals, [N.H.], 18 September [1873]")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to [Annie Fields], Shoals, [N.H....
Considers [William Ellery, 1818-1901] Channing "a drivelling idiot almost." Suggests she take Esther Albee this winter. Recommends Mr. Eichberg to her care while his wife and daughter are in Europe. Is doubtful... More
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 1 November 1873](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzMvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1hbm5pZS1maWVsZHMtc2hvYWxzLW5oLTEtbm92ZW1iZXItNzI1MDc5LTEwMjQuanBn/40/62/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 1 November 1873")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.],...
Has finished ["In Kittery Churchyard"]. Howells returned her "Secret." Must look forward to "twenty weeks of living hurricanes." Describes the sunny plant-room and the laughing parrot. Atlantic Monthly, January... More
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 1 November 1873](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzMvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1hbm5pZS1maWVsZHMtc2hvYWxzLW5oLTEtbm92ZW1iZXItNWNlMTczLTEwMjQuanBn/40/62/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 1 November 1873")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.],...
Has finished ["In Kittery Churchyard"]. Howells returned her "Secret." Must look forward to "twenty weeks of living hurricanes." Describes the sunny plant-room and the laughing parrot. Atlantic Monthly, January... More
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 10 September 1873](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzMvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1hbm5pZS1maWVsZHMtc2hvYWxzLW5oLTEwLXNlcHRlbWJlci1lMWYzN2UtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/46/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 10 September 1873")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.],...
Feels she must remain until her mother is persuaded to go with her. Hears Whittier has made a poem about "that lovely time he was here with us all." (Whittier poem for Atlantic.) Courtesy of Boston Public Library
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to [Annie Fields], Shoals, [N.H.], 29 May 1873](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzMvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1hbm5pZS1maWVsZHMtc2hvYWxzLW5oLTI5LW1heS0xODczLWYwYjI5OS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/45/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to [Annie Fields], Shoals, [N.H.], 29 May 1873")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to [Annie Fields], Shoals, [N.H....
Has been ill from a drenching in an open boat. Prevented Loo [Hunt] from telling her story to Minnie Pratt. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
![Celia Thaxter incomplete autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 11 & 13 May 1873](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzMvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1pbmNvbXBsZXRlLWF1dG9ncmFwaC1sZXR0ZXItc2lnbmVkLXRvLWFubmllLWZpZWxkcy1zaG9hbHMtbmgtZDcxNjg0LTEwMjQuanBn/40/51/webp "Celia Thaxter incomplete autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 11 & 13 May 1873")
Celia Thaxter incomplete autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoa...
Is pleased with the format of Among the Isles of Shoals. Thinks of going home but knows the family is comfortably cared for. Criticizes [ . . .] by Mrs. Fields because of the obscurity of the last two thirds. I... More
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 21 & [22] October 1873](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzMvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1hbm5pZS1maWVsZHMtc2hvYWxzLW5oLTIxLWFuZC0yMi1vY3RvYmVyLWRhNzQyNS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/62/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 21 & [22] October 1873")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.],...
Her mother seems to have an attack of ague; is often completely delirious. [Tuesday night.] Thanks her for a Harper's. Has had a tremendous storm. Is bound to Boston to get medicines for her mother. Courtesy of... More
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to [Annie Fields], Shoals, [N.H.], 29 May 1873](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzMvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1hbm5pZS1maWVsZHMtc2hvYWxzLW5oLTI5LW1heS0xODczLWJiZmU2MC0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/45/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to [Annie Fields], Shoals, [N.H.], 29 May 1873")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to [Annie Fields], Shoals, [N.H....
Has been ill from a drenching in an open boat. Prevented Loo [Hunt] from telling her story to Minnie Pratt. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
![Celia Thaxter autograph note to Annie [Fields, Shoals, N.H.], 3 November [1873]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzMvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbm90ZS10by1hbm5pZS1maWVsZHMtc2hvYWxzLW5oLTMtbm92ZW1iZXItMTg3My0yNDcwMGEtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/51/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph note to Annie [Fields, Shoals, N.H.], 3 November [1873]")
Celia Thaxter autograph note to Annie [Fields, Shoals, N.H.], 3 Novemb...
Enjoyed Howells' poems. Does not know whether she will ever see Boston again. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
![Celia Thaxter incomplete autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 11 & 13 May 1873](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzMvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1pbmNvbXBsZXRlLWF1dG9ncmFwaC1sZXR0ZXItc2lnbmVkLXRvLWFubmllLWZpZWxkcy1zaG9hbHMtbmgtMmU5YjhjLTEwMjQuanBn/40/58/webp "Celia Thaxter incomplete autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 11 & 13 May 1873")
Celia Thaxter incomplete autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoa...
Is pleased with the format of Among the Isles of Shoals. Thinks of going home but knows the family is comfortably cared for. Criticizes [ . . .] by Mrs. Fields because of the obscurity of the last two thirds. I... More
![Celia Thaxter incomplete autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 11 & 13 May 1873](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzMvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1pbmNvbXBsZXRlLWF1dG9ncmFwaC1sZXR0ZXItc2lnbmVkLXRvLWFubmllLWZpZWxkcy1zaG9hbHMtbmgtZTAwOWUwLTEwMjQuanBn/40/52/webp "Celia Thaxter incomplete autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 11 & 13 May 1873")
Celia Thaxter incomplete autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoa...
Is pleased with the format of Among the Isles of Shoals. Thinks of going home but knows the family is comfortably cared for. Criticizes [ . . .] by Mrs. Fields because of the obscurity of the last two thirds. I... More
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 18 June 1873](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzMvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1hbm5pZS1maWVsZHMtc2hvYWxzLW5oLTE4LWp1bmUtMTg3My0wZTQxNzktMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/51/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 18 June 1873")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.],...
Describes her Portsmouth visit. Saw parchment manuscripts signed by Ferdinando Gorges, etc. "Fell hopelessly in love with Kittery Point." Courtesy of Boston Public Library
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 4 and [5 May] [1873]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzMvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1hbm5pZS1maWVsZHMtc2hvYWxzLW5oLTQtYW5kLTUtbWF5LWM4Mzk5NS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/66/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 4 and [5 May] [1873]")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.],...
Sends her a pair of bracelets made of snail-shells. They have had a "preposterous snow-storm . . ." Is going landward with Jorge Edvardt Ingebertsen. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to [James and Annie Fields], Shoals, [N.H.], 18-19 April 1873](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzMvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1qYW1lcy1hbmQtYW5uaWUtZmllbGRzLXNob2Fscy1uaC0xOC1jYTM3N2UtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/46/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to [James and Annie Fields], Shoals, [N.H.], 18-19 April 1873")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to [James and Annie Fields], Sho...
Intends to send Michael Laird Simons just a few biographical details. Hopes to see the Fields over the 4th. Thinks it would be well to have the pictures in Among the Isles of Shoals rightly named. Courtesy of B... More
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 15 July 1873](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzMvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1hbm5pZS1maWVsZHMtc2hvYWxzLW5oLTE1LWp1bHktMTg3My02MzJhNmMtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/51/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 15 July 1873")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.],...
Brought little Esther Albee back from Newcastle with her. Finds Julius Eichberg a continual surprise. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 1 November 1873](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzMvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1hbm5pZS1maWVsZHMtc2hvYWxzLW5oLTEtbm92ZW1iZXItZmJhOWY4LTEwMjQuanBn/40/62/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 1 November 1873")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.],...
Has finished ["In Kittery Churchyard"]. Howells returned her "Secret." Must look forward to "twenty weeks of living hurricanes." Describes the sunny plant-room and the laughing parrot. Atlantic Monthly, January... More
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 20 October 1873](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzMvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1hbm5pZS1maWVsZHMtc2hvYWxzLW5oLTIwLW9jdG9iZXItZDA5NmVhLTEwMjQuanBn/40/62/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 20 October 1873")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.],...
Found her mother better. Conveys her thanks for the "nectar." Courtesy of Boston Public Library
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 15 July 1873](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzMvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1hbm5pZS1maWVsZHMtc2hvYWxzLW5oLTE1LWp1bHktMTg3My1jZGE5YjEtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/66/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 15 July 1873")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.],...
Brought little Esther Albee back from Newcastle with her. Finds Julius Eichberg a continual surprise. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to [Annie Fields], Shoals, [N.H.], 29 May 1873](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzMvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1hbm5pZS1maWVsZHMtc2hvYWxzLW5oLTI5LW1heS0xODczLTY2M2M5Ni0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/45/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to [Annie Fields], Shoals, [N.H.], 29 May 1873")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to [Annie Fields], Shoals, [N.H....
Has been ill from a drenching in an open boat. Prevented Loo [Hunt] from telling her story to Minnie Pratt. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 7 October 1873](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzMvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1hbm5pZS1maWVsZHMtc2hvYWxzLW5oLTctb2N0b2Jlci0xODczLTk0ZGQ1Ny0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/62/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 7 October 1873")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.],...
Was five hours yesterday "slopping between here and Portsmouth on the edge of this tremendous storm." Thinks Channing not worthy to write of Thoreau, his style is bit "an aping of Emerson." Refers to William El... More
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H., March 1873]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzMvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1hbm5pZS1maWVsZHMtc2hvYWxzLW5oLW1hcmNoLTE4NzMtYWFkZjBmLTEwMjQuanBn/40/46/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H., March 1873]")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H., ...
Ought to go back to look after her "Newtonvillians." Has decided not to include the tragedy on Smutty Nose in [Among the Isles of Shoals]. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
![Celia Thaxter incomplete autograph letter to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 11 June 1873](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzMvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1pbmNvbXBsZXRlLWF1dG9ncmFwaC1sZXR0ZXItdG8tYW5uaWUtZmllbGRzLXNob2Fscy1uaC0xMS1qdW5lLTEyMTdiMy0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/66/webp "Celia Thaxter incomplete autograph letter to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 11 June 1873")
Celia Thaxter incomplete autograph letter to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N....
Must take Karl to a dentist in Portsmouth. Has been wondering where to put her on the 4th of July visit. Regrets "the mosaic beneath the western window" is torn up. Fragment, incomplete. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 20 October 1873](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzMvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1hbm5pZS1maWVsZHMtc2hvYWxzLW5oLTIwLW9jdG9iZXItYmE5N2Y1LTEwMjQuanBn/40/62/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 20 October 1873")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.],...
Found her mother better. Conveys her thanks for the "nectar." Courtesy of Boston Public Library
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 1 November 1873](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzMvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1hbm5pZS1maWVsZHMtc2hvYWxzLW5oLTEtbm92ZW1iZXItYTE3NjI2LTEwMjQuanBn/40/62/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 1 November 1873")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.],...
Has finished ["In Kittery Churchyard"]. Howells returned her "Secret." Must look forward to "twenty weeks of living hurricanes." Describes the sunny plant-room and the laughing parrot. Atlantic Monthly, January... More
![Celia Thaxter autograph note to Annie [Fields, Shoals, N.H.], 3 November [1873]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzMvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbm90ZS10by1hbm5pZS1maWVsZHMtc2hvYWxzLW5oLTMtbm92ZW1iZXItMTg3My0zNjVhNWItMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/52/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph note to Annie [Fields, Shoals, N.H.], 3 November [1873]")
Celia Thaxter autograph note to Annie [Fields, Shoals, N.H.], 3 Novemb...
Enjoyed Howells' poems. Does not know whether she will ever see Boston again. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Celia Thaxter autograph note signed to Annie Fields, Appledore, Isles ...
Is more than sorry not to see Kingsley; feels a bond of sympathy about the sea. Sends him some kelp. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 20 January 1874](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzQvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXRvLWFubmllLWZpZWxkcy1zaG9hbHMtbmgtMjAtamFudWFyeS0xODc0LWYzN2VjMi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/47/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 20 January 1874")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 20 Jan...
Is in a state of stagnation; sees no prospect of another mail. Has written a love-song and longer poem. No titles given. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H., approximately 6 April 1874]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzQvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1hbm5pZS1maWVsZHMtc2hvYWxzLW5oLWFwcHJveGltYXRlbHktYzU3ODY0LTEwMjQuanBn/40/49/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H., approximately 6 April 1874]")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H., ...
Is going to hear the 9th Symphony, and hopes to see her. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Portsmouth, [N.H.], 14 April [1874]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzQvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1hbm5pZS1maWVsZHMtcG9ydHNtb3V0aC1uaC0xNC1hcHJpbC1iZmMzMzEtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/49/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Portsmouth, [N.H.], 14 April [1874]")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Portsmouth, [N....
Arranges to stay with her while in Boston. Quotes Shakespeare's "Love is not young, etc." Courtesy of Boston Public Library
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 16 May 1874](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzQvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1hbm5pZS1maWVsZHMtc2hvYWxzLW5oLTE2LW1heS0xODc0LTFkMDJiNi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/49/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 16 May 1874")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.],...
Is sorrier than she can say about "Manchester." Never had a big photograph of the Rowse. Wants Mrs. Fields for as much time as she can spare. Is hiding from Garczynski of the N.Y. Times. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 20 April 1874](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzQvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1hbm5pZS1maWVsZHMtc2hvYWxzLW5oLTIwLWFwcmlsLTE4NzQtZjhhMzk3LTEwMjQuanBn/40/49/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 20 April 1874")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.],...
Note of thanks. Found her mother well but tired. Was rowed out in a dory. Received a superb box of flowers from Mary Parkman. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 1 & 6 August 1874](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzQvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1hbm5pZS1maWVsZHMtc2hvYWxzLW5oLTEtYW5kLTYtYXVndXN0LTZiNmI0MS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/67/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 1 & 6 August 1874")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.],...
The summer goes its "delicious way"; five hundred people are "sojourning" in the solitude. Mr. Thaxter, Roland, and Hunt may come the next week. Hears terrible things about the latter. Her sonnet is suggestive ... More
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 12 October 1874](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzQvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1hbm5pZS1maWVsZHMtc2hvYWxzLW5oLTEyLW9jdG9iZXItMTUzYzMwLTEwMjQuanBn/40/50/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 12 October 1874")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.],...
Stayed over at the De Normandies; little Philip is very ill. Speaks of her mother's recovery, the uncertainty of "this mundane sphere," the profound loneliness. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 12 & 16 March 1874](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzQvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1hbm5pZS1maWVsZHMtc2hvYWxzLW5oLTEyLWFuZC0xNi1tYXJjaC1mODc3M2UtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/47/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 12 & 16 March 1874")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.],...
Longs to see Canon Kingsley but cannot leave her mother except with an experienced person. Speaks of Whittier's grief at Sumner's death. Dreams of Lydia Hunt. Is considering calling the new edition Poems of Sea... More
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 20 February 1874](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzQvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1hbm5pZS1maWVsZHMtc2hvYWxzLW5oLTIwLWZlYnJ1YXJ5LTYyZTJjMi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/47/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 20 February 1874")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.],...
Sympathizes with her about Aldrich "rumpus." Longs to see [Charles] Kingsley. Would like to consult the Fields about a third edition of Poems. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 12 October 1874](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzQvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1hbm5pZS1maWVsZHMtc2hvYWxzLW5oLTEyLW9jdG9iZXItYThlODQ2LTEwMjQuanBn/40/50/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 12 October 1874")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.],...
Stayed over at the De Normandies; little Philip is very ill. Speaks of her mother's recovery, the uncertainty of "this mundane sphere," the profound loneliness. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 12 October 1874](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzQvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1hbm5pZS1maWVsZHMtc2hvYWxzLW5oLTEyLW9jdG9iZXItZTRhNTljLTEwMjQuanBn/40/50/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 12 October 1874")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.],...
Stayed over at the De Normandies; little Philip is very ill. Speaks of her mother's recovery, the uncertainty of "this mundane sphere," the profound loneliness. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 22 May 1874](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzQvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1hbm5pZS1maWVsZHMtc2hvYWxzLW5oLTIyLW1heS0xODc0LTViM2RlMi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/49/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 22 May 1874")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.],...
Speaks of the marital difficulties between the Hunts. Feels no one can judge between them. Mr. Whittier wants to come to Shoals when the Fields do. Has been re-reading "Sands of Summer;" thinks someone ought to... More
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 22 July [1874]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzQvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1hbm5pZS1maWVsZHMtc2hvYWxzLW5oLTIyLWp1bHktMTg3NC0zOGVlNmItMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/45/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 22 July [1874]")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.],...
Mentions an expedition to White Island. Quotes a letter from Whittier. Life is such a "swirl." Says in a postscript that Helen Hunt has been trying to come. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 19 October 1874](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzQvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1hbm5pZS1maWVsZHMtc2hvYWxzLW5oLTE5LW9jdG9iZXItN2I1NmQwLTEwMjQuanBn/40/66/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 19 October 1874")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.],...
The winter days have settled down; is reminded of a Siberian exile. Describes the group reading in her mother's room -- her brothers are considering a steam launch. Urges her to call on Mrs. Eichberg. Philip De... More
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 12 October 1874](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzQvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1hbm5pZS1maWVsZHMtc2hvYWxzLW5oLTEyLW9jdG9iZXItY2I0NjZlLTEwMjQuanBn/40/31/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 12 October 1874")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.],...
Stayed over at the De Normandies; little Philip is very ill. Speaks of her mother's recovery, the uncertainty of "this mundane sphere," the profound loneliness. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 30 March 1874](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzQvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1hbm5pZS1maWVsZHMtc2hvYWxzLW5oLTMwLW1hcmNoLTE4NzQtYzIwNmY2LTEwMjQuanBn/40/62/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 30 March 1874")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.],...
Sends a copy of the Midland Monthly; Ballou's is an "intellectual feast by the side of it." Is going to creep out of that company pretty fast. Her mother is better at the approach of warm weather. Courtesy of B... More
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 26 August 1874](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzQvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1hbm5pZS1maWVsZHMtc2hvYWxzLW5oLTI2LWF1Z3VzdC0xODc0LTZlOWYxNi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/66/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 26 August 1874")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.],...
Praises the "yarrow poem." Mentions the visits of Mr. Weiss, the Eichbergs, the Greenes and Mary Parkman. Hopes her mother will be well enough to leave this winter. The Albees are apparently flourishing. Courte... More
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 6 February 1874](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzQvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXRvLWFubmllLWZpZWxkcy1zaG9hbHMtbmgtNi1mZWJydWFyeS0xODc0LWZiYTZkOC0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/47/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 6 February 1874")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 6 Febr...
Has been having "times truly fiendish, the most unmitigated cold and the snow storms piled to the eaves.." Has plenty of hard work out of doors. Wants Mr. Fields opinion about writing for The Midland Monthly Ma... More
![Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 14 July 1874](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn27/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzQvMDEvMDEvY2VsaWEtdGhheHRlci1hdXRvZ3JhcGgtbGV0dGVyLXNpZ25lZC10by1hbm5pZS1maWVsZHMtc2hvYWxzLW5oLTE0LWp1bHktMTg3NC0wZWIwYTItMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/63/webp "Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.], 14 July 1874")
Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Shoals, [N.H.],...
Writes "in a whirl as usual" what with Mrs. Guild falling out of the hammock, etc. Mr. Eichberg plays Beethoven on the piano nearly every night. Courtesy of Boston Public Library