Forgeries collection

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unitid

{"value"=>"MssCol 1045", "type"=>"local_call"}

{"value"=>"1045", "type"=>"local_mss"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"Forgeries collection"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"ca. 1850-ca. 1950", "type"=>"inclusive", "certainty"=>"approximate", "normal"=>"1850/1950"}

physdesc

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"2.5 linear feet (4 boxes)"}], "supress_display"=>true}

date_inclusive_start

1850

date_inclusive_end

1950

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>Collection consists of various documents which have been demonstrated to be forgeries. Individuals whose documents were forged include Abraham Lincoln (including many forgeries by Joseph Cosey), Edgar Allan Poe, Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, Sir Walter Scott, William Blake, Thomas Lynch, Jr., D.H. Lawrence, Charles Lamb, Isaac M. Clover, J. McEwel, John O'Day, James Byam Shaw, and Joseph Taylor.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

acqinfo

{"accession_number"=>"MSS"}

{"method"=>"Gift, purchase"}

keydate

1850

prefercite

{"value"=>"Forgeries collection, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library"}

abstract

{"value"=>" Collection consists of various documents which have been demonstrated to be forgeries. Individuals whose documents were forged include Abraham Lincoln (including many forgeries by Joseph Cosey), Edgar Allan Poe, Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, Sir Walter Scott, William Blake, Thomas Lynch, Jr., D.H. Lawrence, Charles Lamb, Isaac M. Clover, J. McEwel, John O'Day, James Byam Shaw, and Joseph Taylor.", "generated"=>true}

extent_statement

2.5 linear feet (4 boxes)

date_start

1850

date_end

1950

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