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Harris, Joel Chandler (1848-1908) to unknown

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00496.164 Author/Creator: Harris, Joel Chandler (1848-1908) Place Written: Atlanta, Georgia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 29 March 1884 Pagination: 1 p. ; 22 x 14 cm. Order a Copy

Declines the request to be a lecturer. Written on The Constitution Magazine letterhead.

Harris was a folklorist, novelist, poet, and journalist chiefly known for his stories of African American folk-lore which created an original genre in American literature.

Harris, Joel Chandler, 1848-1908

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