Typed letter signed from Robert Atwater Smith, Washington, D.C., to Isaac Hull Platt, Wallingford, Pennsylvania [manuscript], 1907 December 31.

Platt, Isaac Hull, 1853-1912

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6348mq1 (person)

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6qk86d3 (person)

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. ...

Gallup, Elizabeth Wells, 1846-

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w65q5pxw (person)

Woodward, Parker

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6wq350b (person)

Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6v40s9h (person)

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) ...

Smith, Robert Atwater, 1849-

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w65m8nrb (person)