Autograph letter signed from E.W. Smithson, Hitchin, to unidentified recipient [manuscript], 1905 June 7.

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Autograph letter signed from E.W. Smithson, Hitchin, to unidentified recipient [manuscript], 1905 June 7.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/471925477

Smith references buying the recipient's "Shakespeare studies" and seeks advice about publishing an article on the Baconian theory.

2 leaves ; 18 x 12 cm.

Folger Shakespeare Library

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Folger Shakespeare Library

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