The Man Without a County, TOGETHER WITH THREE RELEVANT SIGNED MANUSCRIPT LETTERS from HALE TO BRAYMAN together with ONE LETTER FROM GENERAL BRAYMAN DICTATED AND SIGNED BY HIM FURTHER TOGETHER WITH TWO TYPED LETTERS SIGNED BY BRAYMAN'S GRANDSON. A NUMBER OF THE LETTERS MENTION “The Man Without A Country” MAKING THIS AN EXCELLENT AND EXCEEDINGLY RARE COLLECTION OF THE FAMOUS STORY AND ASSOCIATED LETTERS
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1865. First Edition, First Printing. Original Wrappers and Original Letters. A Very Good + to Near Fine copy of the first edition, first printing, in the Publisher's original pink wrappers in NEAR FINE CONDITION (showing wear to the spine -- including some splitting to the lower spine and a tear to the front cover near the spine as well as some general wear to the wrappers) signed by the presumed prior owner W. P. Burgess to the upper face of the front wrap and there dated by him "1865", the year of publication; TOGETHER WITH THREE MANUSCRIPT LETTERS, EACH SIGNED BY HALE, further together with ONE FIVE (5) PAGE MANUSCRIPT LETTER FROM GENERAL BRAYMAN TO HALE dated November 15, 1893 written IN THE HAND OF GENERAL BRAYMAN'S DAUGHTER [Mason Gowdy's mother], having been dictated by him to her, and SIGNED BY GENERAL BRAYMAN AND MENTIONING HIS PLEASURE TO HEAR THAT HALE HAD MET THE GENERAL BRAYMAN'S DAUGHTER WHO MENTIONED BRAYMAN TO HALE UPON THEIR MEETING, STATING HIS DELIGHT AT HAVING RECEIVED HALE'S LETTER OF OCTOBER 24th accompanied by Hale's "admirable little book "THE MAN WITHOUT A COUNTRY" the receipt of which reminded him of the first reading of the story at Natchez in the Autumn of 1864 and further discussing the book and Hale's initial public reading of it. FURTHER TOGETHER WITH a Transcript of one of the Hale letters ; FURTHER TOGETHER WITH two (2) typed letters signed by MASON B. GOWDY (General Brayman's Grandson), ONE DATED FEBRUARY 18, 1962 accepting an offer from a person named Dale Putnam to purchase three (3) manuscript letters signed by Hale and another dated January 24, 1963 enclosing the THREE (3) SIGNED HALE MANUSCRIPT LETTERS SENT TO PUTNAM FROM GOWDY [all of which begin with "My Dear Sir"]: one of five (5) pages dated March 20, 1876 written on three (3) leaves of South Congregational Church of Boston (where HALE had once served as the Pastor) stationary with the Church's name lined through (presumably by Hale) on the first page, a second letter dated March 29, 1876 in Hale's hand written over three sides of two sheets lacking the upper right corner of the first leaf, and a third letter of four (4) pages written on two leaves of Hale's personal stationary with slight loss and wear to the corners and one vertical fold and two horizontal folds to each page, all three (3) of which letters are addressed to "My Dear Sir". In the March 20, 1876 Hale compliments the addressee for having written to him an interesting asking for more information than he (Hale) is able to do at present, stating in the then-recent "...late editions of the story, there is a Long Note which really tells, all there is to tell" and that he has included or will include the substance of the aforementioned information and that "Stephen" is referred to as Philip's brother and mentions his [Hale's] story "If Yes and Perhaps". He concludes by giving the addressee an address to which the addressee can send Hale of letter of introduction. In the Letter dated March 29, 1876, Hale thanks the addressee for his "kind introductions, and the letter that accompanies them" and mentions how he will use them with "gratitude and interest" and states that he hopes to be in Natchez "in about a week." He further states that he has received from its Publisher the magazine to which he (Hale) referred in his (Hale's) letter mentioned above that he asked the article's Publisher to send to the addressee and asking him to not come eastward without letting him (Hale) know that he (Hale) can easily be found at his address (which Hale names to him). Finally, in his "My Dear Sir" (General Brayman we believe) letter dated October 24, 1893 and written on Hale's personal stationary, Hale states (regarding the World's Fair in Chicago (held in 1893): "On a recent visit at Chicago I met your daughter Mrs. Gowdy, - and she has been good enough at my request to give me your presently address." Hale further notes that she is the grand daughter or grand niece of the owner of the estate in Natchez, where(?) our hero Philip Jordan (married?) - and from which he went out on his last expedition. When I was in New Orleans they (?) me Philip Nolan's portrait, - and invited me to their present home in ___(?) County." He further states that while there he met an "old negro who must have been between 80 and 90 - who remembered seeing Phil Nolan before he went off on the expedition in Texas in which he lost his life. // Of course, I do not mean, "The Man Without a County" - but the adventurer [?] then in Texas for whom I named him. // If you can make time to write me what you told me of your Natchez experience connected with my story you will give me great pleasure. // I take the liberty of sending to you the edition which is in print for a School book. // Believe me, Dear General Brayman, // Yours truly // Edward E Hale". [NOTE: As this letter begins "My Dear Sir:", the letter itself states that it is to General Brayman and was owned and sold by his Grandson, we reasonably conclude that all the Hale letters are from Hale to General Brayman. However, the letter dated Oct. 24, 1893 and referring to the then recent CHICAGO FAIR and in consequence of he met others including all of expeditioner Philip Nolan from whom he took the name for his main character in "The Man Without a Country". Consequently, we have three (3) MANUSCRIPT LETTERS FROM HALE AND SIGNED BY HIM, ONE (1) MANUSCRIPT LETTER SIGNED BY GENERAL BRAYMAN, AND TWO TYPED LETTERS SIGNED FROM BRAYMAN'S GRANDSON, MASON B. GOWDY.
NOTE ON GENERAL BRAYMAN: Brayman, once the Governor of Idaho - having been appointed to that office by President Grant, was a friend and neighbor of Abraham Lincoln in Springfield. Brayman was a lawyer served on many cases with Lincoln with whom he also practiced Law in Springfield and to whom he was a neighbor and a friend until Lincoln's death. He served under General Grant under whom he commanded forces during AMERICA'S Civil War an American attorney, newspaperman, and military officer. During his service to the Union Army during the American Civil War, he rose to the rank of Major general with the 29th IL. Volunteer Infantry. Later in life, he became the seventh Governor of the Idaho Territory.], and -- at his death -- was the oldest Editor and the oldest Mason in the United States. [As stated by Wikipedia: "Mason Brayman (May 23, 1813 – February 27, 1895) was an American attorney, newspaperman, and military officer. During his service to the Union Army during the American Civil War, he rose to the rank of Major general with the 29th IL. Volunteer Infantry. Later in life, he became the seventh Governor of the Idaho Territory."
Roger Williams (c. 1603 – March 1683) was an English-born New England Puritan minister, theologian, and author who founded Providence Plantations, which became the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations and later the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. He was a staunch advocate for religious freedom, separation of church and state, and fair dealings with the Native Americans.
Williams founded the first place in modern history where citizenship and religion were separate, providing religious liberty and separation of church and state. This was combined with the principle of majoritarian democracy.
Roger Williams (c. 1603 – March 1683) was an English-born New England Puritan minister, theologian, and author who founded Providence Plantations, which became the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations and later the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. He was a staunch advocate for religious freedom, separation of church and state, and fair dealings with the Native Americans.
Williams was expelled by the Puritan leaders from the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and he established Providence Plantations in 1636 as a refuge offering what he termed "liberty of conscience". In 1638, he founded the First Baptist Church in America in Providence.] Williams studied the language of the New England Native Americans and published the first book-length study of it in English. Very Good + / [No Dust Jacket -- as issued]. Item #3823
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