Lot # WT32

Original 1900s Author John Townsend Trowbridge Autographed Letter to Famous poet Julia Ward Howe 

Date: Unknown
Size: 6 7/8" x 4 1/2"

John Townsend Trowbridge (September 18, 1827 – February 12, 1916) was an American author.

Julia Ward Howe (May 27, 1819–October 17, 1910) was a prominent American abolitionist, social activist, and poet most famous as the author of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic." Born Julia Ward in New York City, she was the fourth of six children born to Samuel Ward and Julia Rush Cutler. As a writer, poet, reformer and lecturer, Howe worked throughout her life for justice.

About John Townsend Trowbridge
His novels include Neighbor Jackwood (1857), an antislavery novel; The Old Battle-Ground (1859); Cudjo's Cave (1864); The Three Scouts (1865); Lucy Arlyn (1866); Neighbors' Wives (1867); Coupon Bonds, and Other Stories (1873); and Farnell's Folly. Another is Evening At The Farm.

more information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Townsend_Trowbridge