Papers of Appleton Morgan [manuscript], 1901-1904.

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Papers of Appleton Morgan [manuscript], 1901-1904.

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Includes 9 autograph and typed letters, some possibly drafts, signed, initialled and unsigned, from Appleton Morgan, Westfield, New Jersey, to Isaac Hull Platt; a typed account; essays and extracts. Letters (1), (2), and (3) discuss a paper Morgan is working on; (4) and (7) discuss the Bacon and Shakespeare controversy; (5) consists of one envelope addressed to Platt in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, postmarked 1904; (6) a letter regarding the Morgan-Platt debate; (7) and (8) letters mentioning Love's labour's lost; (9) a typed letter with "copy" handwritten at the top, on Shakespeare Press letterhead, regarding an unpaid bill. Includes manuscript annotations; (10) a typescript essay on the town of Jaca and how it pertains to Shakespeare, with "Appleton Morgan" penciled-in at the top of the first leaf in an unknown hand (2 p.); (11) typescript "Comments on some of Dr. Morgan's arguments," with manuscript annotations (1 p.); (12) a typescript extract, "Sir Francis Bacon vs. William Shagsper [sic], Extract from a debate in 1903, with a Protocol (January 1900), between Appleton Morgan, L.L.D. and Isaac Hull Platt, M.D," with manuscript annotations (2 p.); and (13) a typescript of the "Extract from a debate..." The items are mostly undated.

13 items ; 14 x 22 cm to 33 x 21 cm.

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Platt, Isaac Hull, 1853-1912

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Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626

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Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban, 1561-1626, English philosopher, statesman and essayist best known for theories on scientific experimentation; knighted in 1603, created Baron Verulam in 1618, and created Viscount St Alban in 1621; Lord Chancellor, 1618; died 1626. From the guide to the A Coppy of a letter Conceived to bee writt to the late Duke of Buckingham..., c1650-1700, (Senate House Library, University of London) ...

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. ...

Morgan, Appleton, 1845-1928

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Appleton Morgan was president of the Shakespeare Society of New York. From the description of Letters to Horace Howard Furness, 1888-1908. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155885216 ...