Cosey, Joseph, 1887-1950
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Cosey, Joseph, 1887-1950
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1887-1950
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Coneely, Martin, 1887-
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Joseph Cosey, born Martin Coneely, was active as a forger between 1929 and into the 1940s. He forged documents of famous American historical and literary figures like George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Mark Twain, and Edgar Allen Poe, often using old paper and period writing instruments to make the documents look authentic.
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https://viaf.org/viaf/51554771
https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-nr92025669
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/nr92025669
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q15727289
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Forgery of manuscripts
Forgery of manuscripts
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