Autograph letter signed from John Mathews to William Winter, New York [manuscript], 1900 March 16.

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Autograph letter signed from John Mathews to William Winter, New York [manuscript], 1900 March 16.

Begins the letter with, "When the icicles hang on the wall," and describes seeing the Horace Greely monument with icicles hanging from his ears. He looked for "Dick the shepherd blowing his nail" and saw a cab driver in that very act. With envelope.

1 item ; 26 x 22 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7440381

Folger Shakespeare Library

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