Autograph letter signed from W.J. Rolfe, Cambridge, Massachusetts, to "Madam" [manuscript], 1896 December 3.

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Autograph letter signed from W.J. Rolfe, Cambridge, Massachusetts, to "Madam" [manuscript], 1896 December 3.

Rolfe tries to arrange a convenient date to lecture.

2 leaves ; 17 x 12 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7328624

Folger Shakespeare Library

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Rolfe, W. J. (William James), 1827-1910

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William James Rolfe was born in Newburyport, Massachusetts, on December 10, 1827, the son of John Rolfe and Lydia Davis. After attending Amherst College from 1845-1848, he was principal and master of several high schools in Massachusetts. He later became a prominent Shakespearean scholar and textbook author. He earned master's degrees from Harvard University (1859) and Amherst College (1865). On July 30, 1856, he married Eliza Jane Carew; their three children were John, George, and Charles. Will...