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HEARING JENNY LIND PERFORM IN NEW YORK

Autograph Letter Signed. Two pages, 8" x 10". New York. May 25, 1851. Accompanied by two page 4 7/8" x3 3/4" note. The letter reads, in part: " … I have quite recovered from cold, so that I am enjoying my visit more than at first. Just as I had closed my letter to Mother Lucy came to bid me make ready for hearing Jenny Lind, so, wearied and supperless we all set off and didn't reach house until after eleven. It has been called one of her most brilliant concerts, but to me she appeared worn and out of spirits, still the more I heard the more I wish to, I feel it would be unjust to judge at once … New York impresses wonderfully, every decent street is lined with trees and there are three delightful place for walking in this neighborhood … " Very Fine.