Lot 647
Longfellow, Henry W. Autograph letter signed, 2pp (recto/verso), Cambridge, 15 June 1877. To Julius Rosanthal, a German-born lawyer and scholar in Chicago, thanking him for sending Longfellow the German translation of "Morituri Salutamus" by Dr. (Ernst) Schmidt. In part, "…Be so good as to give him my cordial thanks…I have read his version of the poem with great interest and satisfaction…" The holograph address panel is affixed at left margin to the blank back page. Longfellow wrote "Morituri Salutamus" for the 50th anniversary of the class of 1825 from Bowdoin College. The German-born Schmidt came to America after the failed Revolution of 1848 and fought for the Union in the Civil War under Gen. Nathaniel Lyon.
Estimated Value $800 - 1,000.
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