What was Robert Spring good at?
selling false signatures
When was he born?
1813
Where?
England
Did he stay there?
no
Where did he move?
Philadelphia
When?
1858
Why?
open a bookstore
Where did he send his "work"?
England and Canada
Why?
lessen the chance of detection
Who "sold" them ?
Miss Fanny
And she was suppose to be who?
only daughter of General "Stonewall" Jackson
Why was she selling?
financial problems
Was there a big demand?
yes
Was everything he sold a forgery?
no
Who were some of the people he copied?
George. Washington and Ben Franklin
Was he rich at one time?
yes
Did he die rich?
no