* HOWE, Julia Ward (1819-1900). Autograph letter signed ("Julia Ward Howe"), to the editors of The Transcript . N.p., n.d. 2 1/4 pages, 8vo, two holes in the same location all three pages just touching a few letters, one hole second leaf, a few pale stains, creased. Julia Ward Howe, author of The Battle Hymn of the Republic, writes to the editors of The Transcript in support of the fight to save Paul Revere's home in Boston: "The debts which we owe to the Past we must…pay to the future…Prominent among these benefactors of our early history is Paul Revere whose wonderful ride, celebrated by Longfellow, is so identified with the beginning of our struggle for national independence." In part through the efforts of Howe, money was raised by the public to form the Paul Revere Memorial Association, still in existence today. In 1908, Revere's house at 19 North Square was opened as one of the nation's first historic house museums. Estimate $ 400-600 Property from the Robert L. McKay Collection, North Tustin, California
* HOWE, Julia Ward (1819-1900). Autograph letter signed ("Julia Ward Howe"), to the editors of The Transcript . N.p., n.d. 2 1/4 pages, 8vo, two holes in the same location all three pages just touching a few letters, one hole second leaf, a few pale stains, creased. Julia Ward Howe, author of The Battle Hymn of the Republic, writes to the editors of The Transcript in support of the fight to save Paul Revere's home in Boston: "The debts which we owe to the Past we must…pay to the future…Prominent among these benefactors of our early history is Paul Revere whose wonderful ride, celebrated by Longfellow, is so identified with the beginning of our struggle for national independence." In part through the efforts of Howe, money was raised by the public to form the Paul Revere Memorial Association, still in existence today. In 1908, Revere's house at 19 North Square was opened as one of the nation's first historic house museums. Estimate $ 400-600 Property from the Robert L. McKay Collection, North Tustin, California
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