Autograph letter signed from Frederick E. Partington, Forest Glen, to William Winter, New Brighton, New York [manuscript], 1910 April 23.

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Autograph letter signed from Frederick E. Partington, Forest Glen, to William Winter, New Brighton, New York [manuscript], 1910 April 23.

Partington indicates that "pretty revelries are going on in various parts of the grounds to mark the occasion" of Shakespeare's birth. States that Bowdoin was lucky to have Winter for the Longfellow day. Indicates that the Mansfield books have been "a great delight." Accompanied by envelope addressed to Winter at 17, Third Avenue, New Brighton, S.I., New York.

2 leaves ; 20 x 13 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7483251

Folger Shakespeare Library

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