WorkWilliam Henry Channing

“The Child Asleep," in Western Messenger, vol. 6: 273”

William Henry Channing (1810–1884) · February 1839

InferredFuller queries Sturgis about whether William Henry Channing had lost his daughter, having read verses in the Western Messenger that prompted this inference; Hudspeth identified the poem as "The Child Asleep" (signed 'W.H.C.'), published in vol. 6 (February 1839): 273.

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Letter to Caroline Sturgis

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“Will you, in addition to all other favors, find out whether W. H. Channing has lost his little daughter. There were verses in the W.”

Fuller, Margaret. The Letters of Margaret Fuller. Edited by Robert N. Hudspeth. Vol. II. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1984.

Inferred Fuller queries Sturgis about whether William Henry Channing had lost his daughter, having read verses in the Western Messenger that prompted this inference; Hudspeth identified the poem as "The Child Asleep" (signed 'W.H.C.'), published in vol. 6 (February 1839): 273.