An Original Hand Written and Signed Letter by American Physician, Poet, and Polymath Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. Dated 1887. The letter thanks Watt for the lovely picture acquired for him. Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. 1809-1894 was an American physician, poet, and polymath based in Boston. Grouped among the fireside poets, he was acclaimed by his peers as one of the best writers of the day. His most famous prose works are the "Breakfast-Table" series, which began with The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table (1858). He was also an important medical reformer. In addition to his work as an author and poet, Holmes also served as a physician, professor, lecturer, inventor, and, although he never practiced it, he received formal training in law. From a autograph book kept by A. P. Watt (1834-1914), founder of A. P. Watt & Son in 1875, the world's first literary agents. Size of letter is 163mm x 113mm. Folding centre crease.