Autograph letter signed from Edwards Pierrepont, London, to Charles E. Flower [manuscript], 1877 April 20.

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Autograph letter signed from Edwards Pierrepont, London, to Charles E. Flower [manuscript], 1877 April 20.

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Pierrepont expresses his regret that he will not be able to visit Stratford on the 23rd because of official duties in London. He indicates that Shakespeare is "read quite as much in America as in England" and shares his opinion of the Baconian theory, declaring "anyone familiar with Lord Bacon's life and writings might know that Bacon could no more have written the plays than Shakespeare could have written Novum organum." Written from 17, Cavendish Square.

1 item ; 18 x 12 cm.

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Flower, C. E. (Charles Edward), 1830-1892

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Pierrepont, Edwards, 1817-1892

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Lawyer, of New York, N.Y., U.S. attorney general, and ambassador to Great Britain. From the description of Papers of Edwards Pierrepont, 1847-1900. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81338859 A prominent New York lawyer and politician and Democrat who was against secession and supportive of the use of force to protect the Union. President Lincoln appointed him to try the cases of those who had been imprisoned in the North for suspected disloyalty to the Union cause and after the...

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. ...