ALS; NY, January 8, 1877 on the stationary of The Evening Post
signed
by BRYANT, W[illiam] C[ullen]. American poet (1794-1878)
1 page, 12 lines, to A[lexander] K[elly] McClure. Bryant refers to the weekly paper that McClure is establishing and says that he is way too "encumbered" to think of adding responsibilites at this time. Nice clean signature. From Wikipedia: "William Cullen Bryant (November 3, 1794 - June 12, 1878) was an American romantic poet, journalist, and long-time editor of the New York Evening Post. Alexander Kelly McClure (January 9, 1828 - June 6, 1909) was a journalist, editor, writer, politician, and historian, active in Pennsylvania Republican Party politics, especially in the 1860s, and a prominent supporter, correspondent, and biographer of President Abraham Lincoln. He was the editor of the Franklin Repository, in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania and of the Philadelphia Times. The borough of McClure, Pennsylvania - located in Snyder County - is named in his honor. (Inventory #: 56749)