Autograph letters signed from Constance M. Pott, London and Brighton, to various recipients [manuscript], 1897-1901.

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Autograph letters signed from Constance M. Pott, London and Brighton, to various recipients [manuscript], 1897-1901.

Recipients: S.A. Boyle, Col. Hinton, and unnamed recipient. (1-2) concern the Shakespeare-Bacon authorship question. (3), to Hinton, concerns Mrs. Pott's schedule. Written from 81, Cornwall Gardens, Queens Gate, S.W. and 31 Marine Parade, Brighton. With (1), the envelope addressed to Boyle, Esqre, Attorney at Law, Philadelphia.

3 items ; 18 x 12 cm to 21 x 13 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7576380

Folger Shakespeare Library

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