Autograph Letter Signed from Richard Grant White, New York, to Henry G. Bohn


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Richard Grant White's retained copy. Apologizes for writing a letter, the printed copy of which he enclosed and states "the mistake which it corrects is of so extraordinary a nature, & [is] so harmful to me that some such step was unavoidable." Unclear the substance of the correction, but later annotation by White states "Sent -- No correction made -- no apology. May 1879."
















Autograph Letter Signed from Richard Grant White, New York, to Brantz Mayer


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White expresses gratitude for Mayer's support in his assessment of the evidence in the J. Payne Collier case. Mentions Dr. Ingleby's book, his (White's) edition of Shakespeare. The remainder of the letter concerns the American Civil War. Address on item: 186 East Tenth St., New York.










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