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Autograph letter signed from Benjamin Webster to W. Creswick [manuscript], 19th century.

Webster, Benjamin, 1797-1882, sender.; Creswick, William, 1813-1888, addressee.
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Title
Autograph letter signed from Benjamin Webster to W. Creswick [manuscript], 19th century.
Description
2 leaves ; 19 x 12 cm
Associated name
Webster, Benjamin, 1797-1882, sender.
Creswick, William, 1813-1888, addressee.
Material base
Bifolium mounted on a larger leaf (24 x 17 cm).
Scope and content
Webster informs Creswick (presumably William Creswick) that he will have to enact Romeo the first night from the text of Shakespeare. On leaf 2v, a list of books, including Hamlet, in a different hand.
Source of acquisition
Purchased from Maggs, 1921, Cat. 405, no. 1397.
Genre/form
Letters (correspondence)
Manuscripts (documents)

Call number
Y.c.2484
Folger accession
cs966

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