Correspondence

Description

Title: Correspondence
Published / Created: 1856 Feb 12
Abstract: 20 ALS and 2 statements of account and 1 receipt. 13 of the letters and the other three items are between Sage, his publishers Carey & Hart,and their successor Henry C. Baird & Co., and largely concern the dispute over his copyright fees. Three letters from his mother Jerusha Sage, to Rufus just after he moved from Middletown, Connecticut to Marietta, Ohio, contain news of local events. There are two letters from Rufus to his mother dated early 1836, one describing his trip to New York on his way to Ohio, and another describing Marietta. Two undated letters from his mother recount Middletown news, and one other letter is from his cousin Martha P. Sage, dated June 23, 1837.
Description: Gift of Thomas W. Streeter, 1962.
Rufus B. Sage wrote "Scenes in the Rocky Mountains," published by Carey & Hart in 1846, based on his experiences of traveling in the West. Martha P. Sage, Rufus' cousin, was a schoolteacher in northeast Pennsylvania.
Extent of Digitization: Completely digitized
Language: English

Format: text
Genre: Correspondence
Manuscripts
Resource Type: Archives or Manuscripts
Subject (Geographic): Marietta (Ohio)
Middletown (Conn.)
Subject (Name): Baird, Henry Carey, 1825-1912
Carey & Hart
Sage, Jerusha Butler
Sage, Martha P.
Sage, Rufus B., 1817-1893
Subject (Topic): Publishing--United States

Access: Public
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Citation: Rufus B. Sage Letters. Western Americana Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University