Includes letters from Charles G. Leland, editor of Graham's Magazine, July 8, 1857. * William Cullen Bryant, poet and man of letters, Aug. 15, 1862. * Nathaniel P. Willis, Jan. 2, 1854. * Richard Adams Locke, author of the "Moon Hoax," referring to astronomical matters. June 29, 1842. * George W. Curtis, editor of Harper's Weekly, three letters. 1860-62. * Henry J. Raymond, founder of the New York Times. Oct. 3, 1857. * Charles A. Dana, owner/editor of the New York Sun, two letters. 1859 & 1864. * Erastus Brooks of the New York Express, two letters. 1859 & 1864. Neatly affixed to backing sheets at edge, with writers' names decoratively lettered in ink on the sheet.

A number of the letters are to Wm. Prince & Co. about seeds. Provenance: L. Bradford Prince, Governor of New Mexico Territory.