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

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GLC00162.06-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
March 30, 1896
Author/Creator
Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908
Title
to George F. Parker
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
4 p. : Height: 16.4 cm, Width: 24.9 cm
Language
English
Primary time period
Rise of Industrial America, 1877-1900
Sub-Era
The Gilded Age

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."

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