Concerning his thanks for Cunningham's assistance with a manuscript; his awareness of Murray's "good wishes and approbation"; his willingness to offer the book to Moxon.
Concerning Moxon's debut; Cunningham's failure to come in the previous night; an open invitation to Moxon and his brother William to come to the Hunts' for dinner and music on Friday evenings.
Diary kept by Linnie Hagerman (1852-1934), of Keokuk, Iowa. Born in Missouri in 1852, Linnie moved with her family to Keokuk at age 10, and remained there for the rest of her life.
The Hagermans were relatively wealthy. Linnie's father,...
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Novelist Michael Cunningham, author of the Pulitzer Prize winning book, The Hours, reads from Specimen Days. Walt Whitman is at the heart of Cunningham's latest work.
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Soldiers; War; Campaigns & battles; Military camps; Military life
Diaries recounting the Civil War experiences of Jacob Harrison Allspaugh of the 31st Ohio Infantry regiment, primarily describing the war in Tennessee, Mississippi, and Georgia. Allspaugh was a resident of Rock Rapids, Iowa, in his later years.