Fragment of a Document with the Signature of Edward Everett


Book Description

This fragment of a document bears the signature of Edward Everett in brown ink on cream coloured paper. This is one of a collection of thirty cuttings with autographs acquired by Sir Redmond Barry, in addition to a collection of complete documents, of prominent figures active in the United States of America in politics, the military, and diplomacy, obtained from Colonel James McDonald in Virginia, in the United States, in 1876.




Edward Everett Letter Book


Book Description

Autograph copies of letters written by Everett to various family members and friends, including several to Harvard president John T. Kirkland, chiefly concerning Everett's travels in Italy. He gives detailed descriptions of various important landmarks and buildings, especially in Rome. He also describes meeting Letitia Bonaparte and discusses various plans for adding to library collections in Boston.