Washington Irving Letter
odd: label: General
content: Original catalog no. 64.160.
name: label: Correspondent
content: Paterson, George P., fl. 1850s
label: Correspondent
content: Irving, Washington, 1783-1859
label: Former owner
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Domestic Life
label: Donor
content: McKaig, W. Wallace
place: label: Place
content: Sunnyside (Irvington, N.Y.) -- 1850-1860
topic: label: Topic
content: Gifts -- 1850-1860
label: Topic
content: Christmas -- Gifts -- 1850-1860
label: Topic
content: Acknowledgments -- 1850-1860
label: Topic
content: Books -- Gifts -- 1850-1860
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Collection donated by W. Wallace McKaig, September 5, 1963
creator: label: Correspondent
content: Paterson, George P., fl. 1850s
label: Correspondent
content: Irving, Washington, 1783-1859
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content: Washington Irving Letter
bioghist: label: Biographical/Historical note
content: Major American author.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Item (8"x10")
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1852-12-27
custodhist: label: Ownership and Custodial History
content: Gift of W. Wallace McKaig, 1963.
label: Custodial History
content: Collection transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Domestic Life (now the Division of Cultural and Community Life).
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0084
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Letters (correspondence)
label: Type
content: Correspondence
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by Robert Harding, 1986.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Letters (correspondence) -- 1850-1860
label: Genre/Form
content: Correspondence -- 19th century
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Letter from Washington Irving, of Sunnyside, Irvington, N.Y., to George P. Paterson, apparently a friend or business associate. Irving wrote to thank Paterson for books he had sent him, which he notes arrived on Christmas morning. Fragile condition; torn or broken at folds into separate fragments.