Autograph letter signed from Tho. Ireland, Welland, to Wm. Phelps, Evesham [manuscript], 1806 July 17.

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Autograph letter signed from Tho. Ireland, Welland, to Wm. Phelps, Evesham [manuscript], 1806 July 17.

This letter is endorsed (most likely by Phelps) on the integral address leaf and reads: Bobs me about his interest.

2 leaves ; 21 x 17 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7483276

Folger Shakespeare Library

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Phelps, William Law, solicitor

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Ireland, Thomas, of Welland, fl. 1806,

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Ireland, Samuel, -1800

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Samuel Ireland (d. 1800) was an engraver and publisher in London, England. He was also a collector of books and prints. In his later years, Ireland's reputation was ruined by his involvement in the forgery of Shakespeare manuscripts produced by his son, William Henry Ireland (1771-1835) James Edward Oglethorpe, 1696-1785, was an English general, philanthropist, and founder of the colony of Georgia in America. From the description of Etching of General James O...