Autograph letter signed from Clara Woolson Benedict, Cooperstown, New York, to William Winter [manuscript], 1908 October 14.

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Autograph letter signed from Clara Woolson Benedict, Cooperstown, New York, to William Winter [manuscript], 1908 October 14.

Thanks Winter for his "beautiful tribute to dear Sir Henry" and his "expressions regarding the incomprehensible attacks made by Ellen Terry." On letterhead of Pomeroy Place, Cooperstown, New York.

1 leaf ; 20 x 15 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7791983

Folger Shakespeare Library

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