Handwritten letter from James Whitcomb Riley to Mrs. W. N. Evans. Dated March 12, 1897. The letter is an apology for not being able to lecture as requested by Mrs. W. N. Evans and her committee. Partial envelope is included.
Handwritten letter from James Whitcomb Riley to Mr. Allan Hendricks, Esq, Secy, Century Club in response to election to honorary membership of The Century Club. Dated Jan. 18, 1892. Written on Riley letterhead. Alternate side: unrelated list of...
Handwritten letter from James Whitcomb Riley to Lucious Lybrand, responding to Lybrand's request for Riley to appear in a public engagement. Riley, recovering from health issues, is not able to honor the request at this time. Letter is dated...
Typewritten letter from Edmund H. Eitel on Riley's letterhead to Lucius Lybrand in Terre Haute. Response to autograph request. Regrets not being able to fulfill request for autograph.
Handwritten letter. Riley is refusing to autograph the fly-leaves of his new book. He suggests instead that he send pictures with his written autograph to include with the books. He also offers to autograph other suitable papers if this way is...
Handwritten letter to Carey informing of Mr. Riley's date of arrival. He will be appear at Madison Square Gardens Concert Hall and has complimentary tickets.
Handwritten response from James Whitcomb Riley to unknown correspondent. Unknown correspondent requested Riley send a Thanksgiving poem, but Riley responds by saying he does not have one. He does, however, have another poem he could send...
A typed letter from Edmund H. Eitel on James Whitcomb Riley letterhead written to Lucius Lybrand. He is returning Lybrand's letter and two dollar fee for an autograph, as Riley is no longer physically able to give one. However, he is enclosing a...
