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Julia Ward Howe ALS Regarding a Poem

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Julia Ward Howe ALS Regarding a Poem
<B>Julia Ward Howe Autograph Letter Signed</B></I> "<I>Julia W. Howe</B></I>". 2.5 pages, 4" x 6", foldover lettersheet, np, nd, to "<I>My dear Fields</B></I>". This was almost certainly James Fields, co-publisher of <I>Atlantic Monthly,</B></I> the magazine that first published Howe's "Battle Hymn of the Republic." It reads, in part: "<I>I have kept this, not liking the 2nd line of the first verse. Is this better? 'An amber, gathering straws?' Please look at this seriously...</B></I>" She is speaking of one of her poems, titled "The Fine Lady," that was originally published in the January, 1863 issue of <I>Atlantic.</B></I> Very fine save for a couple of light, minor stains on the front page. <I>From the Henry E. Luhrs Collection.</B></I><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Small Flat (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)