Autograph letter signed from Percy Simpson, London, to Mr. Smedley [manuscript], 1910 August 19.

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Autograph letter signed from Percy Simpson, London, to Mr. Smedley [manuscript], 1910 August 19.

Simpson enjoyed meeting with Smedley. He writes that Smedley's work on emblem books interested him, as well as the various papers in Baconiana. Addressed from St. Olave's Grammar School, Tower Bridge, S.E.

2 leaves ; 18 x 12 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7440528

Folger Shakespeare Library

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