[A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers]. Early holograph draft of chapters "Concord River" and "Saturday." Unsigned, part dated "Sat. Aug. 31, 1839."

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{"value"=>"[A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers]. Early holograph draft of chapters \"Concord River\" and \"Saturday.\" Unsigned, part dated \"Sat. Aug. 31, 1839.\""}
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{"normal"=>"1839-08-31", "value"=>"circa August 31, 1839"}
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1839
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1839
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1839-08-31
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note
{"value"=>"<p>The date \"Sat. Aug. 31, 1839\" appears on p. 8 and relates to the date of the original journey. The first full drafts of A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers date to 1845-47, with publication in 1849.</p>", "type"=>"date"}
bibliography
{"value"=>"<p>William Howarth, The Literary Manuscripts of Henry David Thoreau (Columbus, Ohio: Ohio State University Press, 1974): D2b, D3a, D8g.</p>"}
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{"value"=>"<p>W. T. H. Howe</p>"}
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{"value"=>"HDT Original Autograph Manuscript -- Concord +"}
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9 double leaves & 2 single leaves

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