Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. Gives Thanks For A Poem And A Compliment

OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES SR. (1809-1894). Holmes was a celebrated New England poet. His son was a Supreme Court Justice of the same name.ALS. 1pg. November 12, 1886. Boston. An autograph letter signed Oliver Wendell Holmes. My dear sir I am much obliged to you for the copy of the Harvard Advocate, containing your poem which I have read with much interest. I must thank you also for a very kind allusion to myself which I wish I deserved better but which I accept just as cheerfully as if it were my unquestioned due. With fond regards, Yours very truly, Oliver Wendell Holmes. Holmes was a Harvard graduate. The letter is in fine condition and comes with the original mailing envelope.