Autograph letter signed from Frederick E. Partington, Norwich, to William Winter, New Brighton, New York [manuscript], 1913 July 6.

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Autograph letter signed from Frederick E. Partington, Norwich, to William Winter, New Brighton, New York [manuscript], 1913 July 6.

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Letter concerns Partington's travels in England, with particular attention to the "fête to Borrow's memory." Mentions seeing Augustin Birrell and Sir Sidney Lee. Also mentions a visit to Woodbridge "to look about Fitzgerald's haunts." Written on letterhead of the Maid's Head Hotel, Norwich and addressed "My dear Herr Doctor." Accompanied by envelope addressed to Winter at Third Avenue, New Brighton, New York and forwarded to Soo Nipi Park P.O., Lake Sunapee, New Hampshire.

1 item ; 21 x 13 cm.

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