Anna Ticknor (1800-1885), wife of George Ticknor. The collection consists of eight diaries of her travels through Europe with her family from 1835-1837.

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Four-page letter from Cornelius Conway Felton in Cambridge to Mrs. Ticknor, accepting her invitation. Reminisces about the days when he was Mr. Ticknor's pupil.

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Letter from James Fenimore Cooper in Cooperstown to Mrs. Anna Ticknor at Eagle Tavern, telling her that he is not sending Mr. Ticknor a bottle of claret. Hopes she will like the area enough to come again.

Letters from John, Duke of Saxony to George Ticknor in which he discusses his literary work, particularly concerning Dante, current literature, German politics, including the Revolution of 1848 and the Franco-Prussian War. Two letters to Anna Ticknor after her husband's death are in German. Includes incomplete transcript of letters and correspondence relative to their publication under the title: "Briefwechsel König Johanns von Sachsen mit George Ticknor" (Leipzig, 1920).

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Letters from William Makepeace Thackeray in Washington and New York to George and Anna Ticknor in Boston in which he says good-bye to Mrs. Ticknor. Mentions his lecturing and asks to be excused from a dinner engagement.