Autograph letter signed from Frank Lawlor, Forrest Home, Philadelphia, to James H. Brown, Esq. [manuscript], 1887 April 28.

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Autograph letter signed from Frank Lawlor, Forrest Home, Philadelphia, to James H. Brown, Esq. [manuscript], 1887 April 28.

Also includes a printed program of the exercises held at the Edwin Forrest Home to commemorate Shakespeare's birthday on April 23, 1887.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7562077

Folger Shakespeare Library

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Lawlor, Frank, 1835-

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Edwin Forrest Home (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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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. ...

Brown, James H. (James Hutchinson), -1897

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