Metadata
Title
William Ingraham Kip to Sarah Josepha Hale
Creator
Kip, William Ingraham, 1811-1893
Date
1850-09-16
September 16, 1850
Subject
Hale, Sarah Josepha Buell, 1788-1879
Medium
Manuscripts
Language
eng
Type
text
Collection
Sarah Josepha Hale Collection, The Athenaeum of Philadelphia
Identifier
46-M-067
Rights
http://www.philaathenaeum.org/rights.html
Text
Albany Sep 16. 1850
My dear Madam
I received your letter
to-day & would be happy to aid you in
this or any other literary matter, as
far as I am able. I do not know how
extended an account you wish of Miss
Sewell I will [?] give you what
maybe a sufficient outline for your
purpose.
I was well acquainted
with Miss S. when in England in 1845,
& have since had the pleasure of a constant
correspondance [correspondence] with her. Her
name is Elizabeth M. Sewell ( I do
not know what the middle letter stands
for.) Her family is one of great respectability,
residing at "Sea View Cottage," BonChurch,
near Ventnor, in the southern part
of the Isle of Wight. Her father has been dead
some years: her mother died about a year since.
She has two brothers, one a barrister in London,
the other, the Rev Wm Sewell AM. Fellow of Exeter
Coll. & Prof. of Moral Philoy in Univ. of Oxford.
The first publication about 7 years ago, was
"Stories on the Lord's Prayer". Wh. came out anonymously.
Then "Amy Herbert," wh. attracted
great notice & has been through several editions
in England & this country. II. "Gertrude".
III. "Margaret Percival [Perceval]" 2 cols. IV. "Laneton
Parsonage" 3 vols. V. "The Earl's daughter."
Besides these she wrote "Walter Lorimer," the
1st story in "The Sketches" - (the other two stories
being furnished by Prof. Sewell & Rev. [?] Adams,
author of "The Shadow of the Cross"). The last
publication is "Is it a Dream?" - a small
vol. published anonymously and not reprinted
in this country.
The great object of her works is to
advocate Church principles. Thus, "Amy Herbert"
us devoted to the subject of baptism & Laneton
Parsonage to that of Confirmation. Few writers
writers have had so extensive a circulation in this
country.
I do not know of any portrait or engraving
of Miss S. nor did I ever see one in
England or at their own house.
I regret that the application was
not made to me some months ago, when
I could have procured from England all the
information you desired. Perhaps however
this outline will enable you to write as
extended a notice as you wish. If I can
be of any further use to you in this matter
command my services.
There is one way in wh. sometimes
I may aid you in your literary labour. I have
control of the literary department of the
"Albany State Register" a political paper
established here last spring by the Hon.
DD Barnard (now appointed minister to [Rumania?])
Hon John C, Spenser - Hon JA Collier &
I took it at that request of these gentlemen
who wished, (a new feature in a political
paper) to have a distinct literary department.
As it is the organ of Pres. Fillmore
in this state, it has a wide circulation
among the highest class of men
& a notice of a book may be useful there
I will send you a couple of Nos. that
you may see it. I have occasionally
noticed your periodical when sent me
by booksellers here.
Perhaps sometimes I may aid
you in its notices. If so, let me know
& it will afford me pleasure to do so.
Yours respectfuly [respectfully]
W. Ingraham Kip
Mrs Hale -
My dear Madam
I received your letter
to-day & would be happy to aid you in
this or any other literary matter, as
far as I am able. I do not know how
extended an account you wish of Miss
Sewell I will [?] give you what
maybe a sufficient outline for your
purpose.
I was well acquainted
with Miss S. when in England in 1845,
& have since had the pleasure of a constant
correspondance [correspondence] with her. Her
name is Elizabeth M. Sewell ( I do
not know what the middle letter stands
for.) Her family is one of great respectability,
residing at "Sea View Cottage," BonChurch,
near Ventnor, in the southern part
of the Isle of Wight. Her father has been dead
some years: her mother died about a year since.
She has two brothers, one a barrister in London,
the other, the Rev Wm Sewell AM. Fellow of Exeter
Coll. & Prof. of Moral Philoy in Univ. of Oxford.
The first publication about 7 years ago, was
"Stories on the Lord's Prayer". Wh. came out anonymously.
Then "Amy Herbert," wh. attracted
great notice & has been through several editions
in England & this country. II. "Gertrude".
III. "Margaret Percival [Perceval]" 2 cols. IV. "Laneton
Parsonage" 3 vols. V. "The Earl's daughter."
Besides these she wrote "Walter Lorimer," the
1st story in "The Sketches" - (the other two stories
being furnished by Prof. Sewell & Rev. [?] Adams,
author of "The Shadow of the Cross"). The last
publication is "Is it a Dream?" - a small
vol. published anonymously and not reprinted
in this country.
The great object of her works is to
advocate Church principles. Thus, "Amy Herbert"
us devoted to the subject of baptism & Laneton
Parsonage to that of Confirmation. Few writers
writers have had so extensive a circulation in this
country.
I do not know of any portrait or engraving
of Miss S. nor did I ever see one in
England or at their own house.
I regret that the application was
not made to me some months ago, when
I could have procured from England all the
information you desired. Perhaps however
this outline will enable you to write as
extended a notice as you wish. If I can
be of any further use to you in this matter
command my services.
There is one way in wh. sometimes
I may aid you in your literary labour. I have
control of the literary department of the
"Albany State Register" a political paper
established here last spring by the Hon.
DD Barnard (now appointed minister to [Rumania?])
Hon John C, Spenser - Hon JA Collier &
I took it at that request of these gentlemen
who wished, (a new feature in a political
paper) to have a distinct literary department.
As it is the organ of Pres. Fillmore
in this state, it has a wide circulation
among the highest class of men
& a notice of a book may be useful there
I will send you a couple of Nos. that
you may see it. I have occasionally
noticed your periodical when sent me
by booksellers here.
Perhaps sometimes I may aid
you in its notices. If so, let me know
& it will afford me pleasure to do so.
Yours respectfuly [respectfully]
W. Ingraham Kip
Mrs Hale -