Autograph letter from J.H. Burn to an unidentified recipient [manuscript], 19th century.

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Autograph letter from J.H. Burn to an unidentified recipient [manuscript], 19th century.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/694182509

Burn tells the recipient about a handle from the coffin of Mary Queen of Scots lately up for sale and James I, "Great Britain's Solomon." Unsigned and possibly incomplete.

1 leaf ; 19 x 12 cm.

Folger Shakespeare Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7995398

Folger Shakespeare Library

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