Letter 1906 May 10, Staten Island [to] Mr. Oberholtzer and the other good fellows of the Franklin Inn Club, Unknown / Edwin Markham. 1906.

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Letter 1906 May 10, Staten Island [to] Mr. Oberholtzer and the other good fellows of the Franklin Inn Club, Unknown / Edwin Markham. 1906.

Markham thanks them for inviting him to there Parody Night. He feels he is to centuries to late for the Ben Jonson night and he needs centuries to get ready for Ben Franklin night. Letter is unsigned.

1 p. 1 leaf ; 26 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7552725

Wagner College, Horrmann Library

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