Autograph letters signed from George Greenwood, London, to G. W. Sandell, Esq. [manuscript], 1920.

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Autograph letters signed from George Greenwood, London, to G. W. Sandell, Esq. [manuscript], 1920.

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Letter (1) is dated May 22, 1920, to an unidentified recipient, possibly G.W. Sandell, regarding the spelling of Shakespeare / Shakspere and notices of Greenwood's work, "Shakespere's Handwriting," in various publications. Letter addressed "Dear Sir." (2) Dated May 27, 1920, regarding the spelling traditions of Shakespeare / Shakspere and discussion of two bondsmen (one named Sandell) who "licens[ed] William Shagspere [sic] & Anne Hathwey to be married." Includes thanks for mailed newspaper cuttings containing a letter by Greenwood. Refers to his "Is there a Shakespeare problem." With sketch of a man and pencil notes on the verso of the second leaf; (3) Dated June 1, 1920 regarding the spelling traditions of the name Shakespeare and the accepted use of "Shakspere" by Furnivall, Knight, and Dowden.

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