Autograph letter signed from David Mason to W. Hepworth Dixon [manuscript], 1863 December 1.

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Autograph letter signed from David Mason to W. Hepworth Dixon [manuscript], 1863 December 1.

Proposes P.A. Taylor, Esq., M.P. as an addition to the list of the Shakespeare Tercentenary Committee.

2 leaves ; 19 x 12 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7525517

Folger Shakespeare Library

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