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Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908 to George F. Parker

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00162.06 Author/Creator: Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: March 30, 1896 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 16.4 cm, Width: 24.9 cm Order a Copy

Grover Cleveland declines an invitation to a celebration of Shakespeare's birthday. He expresses his appreciation for the works of Shakespeare and writes "[s]urely if English speech supplies the token of united efforts for the good ...we will do well to fittingly honor the name and memory of William Shakespeare."

Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908
Parker, George Frederick, 1847-1928
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

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