Thoreau writes to his brother John Thoreau about life at the private school he had opened in Concord, Mass., the previous month.Correspondence, page 27.
Greeley responds to an earlier request of Thoreau's, and discusses Thoreau's hopes that Greeley place an article for him on Carlyle.Correspondence, page 169.
Thoreau writes to Henry Vose discussing certain items of local news in Concord, including the endeavors of his sisters in Roxbury.Correspondence, page 95.
Thoreau accepts an invitation from E. G. Dudley to lecture on October 9, 1859, and states his preference for reading "Life Misspent" instead of "Autumnal …
