A Good Series Of 7 Autograph Letters. (7 Sides 4To & 13 Sides 8Vo) , 1850 - 1872, Adressed To "My Excellent Friend" Or The Last Letter (7Th April 1876) Written A Few Weeks Before His Death To "My Very Dear Friend & Cousin". Neale, John (1793-1876). American Writer, Critic, Editor, Lecturer, And Activist. Fought For Women's Rights, Advocated The End Of Slavery And Racial Prejudice. , Autographs

he writes in a very shaky hand " I have been confined to the House , for over three months. I shall be 83 next August if I live & I have no idea of dying if I can help it ".The letters written in his quite difficult hand are dated : January 24th 1850 (4-sides 4to); March 7th 1850 (4-sides 4to); May 15th 1860; (2-sides 8vo); April 22 1861 (3-sides 8vo); April 17, 1861 (3-sides large 8vo); June 16th 1861 (2-sides small 8vo ); April 7th 1876 (2-sides 8vo). Touching upon many topics, publishing, women's rights etc. All in very good condition. Together with 61 loose leaves of MS verse inscribed "John Neal, Portland U.S.A copied by". We illustrate the 4 sides of the first letter (24th January 1859); further scans upon request.