Autograph letter signed J.L. Kemper, Madison C.H. Virginia, to William A. Baker [manuscript], 1867 January 7.

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Autograph letter signed J.L. Kemper, Madison C.H. Virginia, to William A. Baker [manuscript], 1867 January 7.

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Kemper declares that "the people of the South ... lost all in devotion to the grandest cause for which patriot and hero ever drew the sword." To illustrate "our disastrous era," he quotes King Henry IV, Part 1, Act 2, scene 1; Measure for measure, Act 2, scene 1; King Henry VI, Part 3, Act 1, scene 4; and King Henry VI, Part 2, Act 3, scene 1.

2 leaves ; 25 x 20 cm.

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Kemper, James Lawson, 1823-1895

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Baker, William Henry, 1869-

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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. ...