Autograph letter signed from Benson J. Lossing, Dover Plains, N.Y., to Dr. [S.?] W. Francis, M.D. [manuscript], 1885 April 21.

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Autograph letter signed from Benson J. Lossing, Dover Plains, N.Y., to Dr. [S.?] W. Francis, M.D. [manuscript], 1885 April 21.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/462040099

Lossing thanks Francis for the copy of the Newport News containing his, Francis', address on modern education. Lossing adds his thoughts on his own appetite for knowledge and "the perils of our barbarous educational system." Closes with a very brief reference to Hamlet: "I should be happy; but alas! yes, 'Alas, poor Yorick!" I am as much of a 'dead head' as he." Lossing's address appears on item as The Ridge, Dover Plains, N.Y.

2 leaves ; 17 x 14 cm.

Folger Shakespeare Library

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 7562084

Folger Shakespeare Library

Related Entities

There are 3 Entities related to this resource.

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. ...

Francis, S. W., Dr., fl. 1885

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6226ppn (person)

Lossing, Benson John, 1813-1891

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6qc064d (person)

Historian, author. From the description of Transcriptions of documents, n.d. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122583022 Wood engraver, author, editor. From the description of Benson J. Lossing papers, 1861-1891. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 51576931 From the description of Papers, 1861-1891. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155519295 Benson John Lossing, editor, illustrator, and historian born in New York. Edited the Poughkeepsie Telegraph, Poughk...