Autograph letter initialed from Charles Henry Webb, Nantucket, to William Winter [manuscript], 19th or 20th century April 4.

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Autograph letter initialed from Charles Henry Webb, Nantucket, to William Winter [manuscript], 19th or 20th century April 4.

Letter concerns possible variants of a line from Othello ("drowsy syrups of the world").

2 leaves ; 21 x 14 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7483229

Folger Shakespeare Library

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Webb, Charles Henry, 1834-1905

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Winter, William, 1836-1917

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