Autograph letter signed from Justin Winsor, Boston, to T.O.H.P. Burnham [manuscript], 1874 March 28.

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Autograph letter signed from Justin Winsor, Boston, to T.O.H.P. Burnham [manuscript], 1874 March 28.

Winsor asks the Burnham if he has ever sold a copy of the first folio of Shakespeare (1623) and if so, to whom.

2 leaves ; 19 x 13 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7540116

Folger Shakespeare Library

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Winsor, Justin, 1831-1897

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Historian, cartographer, and librarian of the Boston Public Library. From the description of Letter : Cambridge, Mass., to Henry Harrisse, Paris, France, 1891 Oct. 10. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 40998446 Winsor graduated from Harvard in 1853 and was a librarian at Harvard and at the Boston Public Library. From the description of Papers of Justin Winsor, 1847-1897 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76972933 Winsor was libr...

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

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William Shakespeare was likely born April, 23, 1564; he was baptized in Stratford-upon-Avon on April 26, 1564. He grew up, had a family, and bought property in Stratford while working in London, the center of English theater. As an actor, a playwright, and a partner in a leading acting company, he became both prosperous and well-known. His parents were John and Mary Shakespeare. John was a leatherworker and involved in local politics, first becoming an alderman and eventually a town bailiff. ...

Burnham, Thomas O. H. Perry, 1814-1891

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