Charles Fenno Hoffman letters, 1824-1843

Collection context

Creator:
Hoffman, Charles Fenno, 1806-1884
Extent:
1 box 1 box (21 items)
Language:
English .
Scope and content:

Letters of Hoffman to his family. There are seventeen letters to his niece, Matilda Nicholas Whitman, and one letter to his half-sister, Ann Hoffman Nicholas. The correspondence deals with the literary and social life in New York and with the Hoffman family. Two of the letters have notes added by his father, Josiah Ogden Hoffman. Also, an engraved portrait of Charles Fenno Hoffman.

Biographical / historical:

Editor, poet, novelist. Hoffman's father was Josiah Ogden Hoffman (1766-1837), a lawyer and political leader in New York.

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is located on-site.

This collection has no restrictions.

Terms of access:

Reproductions may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.

Preferred citation:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Charles Fenno Hoffman letters; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Location of this collection:
6th Floor East Butler Library
535 West 114th Street
New York, NY 10027, USA
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