^Lot 542 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

ALS signed “Henry W. Longfellow,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, June 11, 1872. Letter to Mr. Montgomery declining an invitation. In part: “I have no gift for that kind of composition required on such occasions as you mention; and consequently am obliged to decline, though often very reluctantly, all similar applications.” In fine condition, with intersecting folds, with a vertical fold through middle initial.