Letters to Horace Howard Furness, 1894.

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Letters to Horace Howard Furness, 1894.

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Concerning the cipher writings of Sir Francis Bacon in Shakespeare's plays. The first letter, dated 4 January 1894 from New York, indicates that a copy of Orville W. Owen's work on this subject is being sent to Furness. The second letter, dated 11 July 1894 from Detroit, is misaddressed "Rev. Horace H. Furness" and is signed O. W. Owen.

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University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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