Historedia
Episode 2 of 2

Loss of Manuscript

When
July 19, 1850
Where
sandbar less than 100 yards from Fire Island
Part of
Margaret Fuller dies in shipwreck off Fire Island

Fuller's manuscript on the Roman Republic, considered her most valuable work, was lost in the shipwreck.

Fuller had hoped to find an American publisher for her book on the history of the Roman Republic. She described the work as "what is most valuable to me if I live of any thing." The manuscript was lost when the ship wrecked.

Sources

  1. Margaret Fuller Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-25
  2. Fire Island Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-23

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