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Autograph letter signed from John Howard Payne, Tamworth, to Henry Brevoort, Liverpool [manuscript], 1813 September 16.

Payne, John Howard, 1791-1852, sender.; Brevoort, Henry, 1782-1848, addressee.; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Richard III. Act 5. Scene 2. Fragment.
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Title
Autograph letter signed from John Howard Payne, Tamworth, to Henry Brevoort, Liverpool [manuscript], 1813 September 16.
Description
2 leaves ; 23 x 19 cm
Associated name
Payne, John Howard, 1791-1852, sender.
Brevoort, Henry, 1782-1848, addressee.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Richard III. Act 5. Scene 2. Fragment.
Scope and content
Payne indicates that he took the liberty of giving Charles Kemble a letter of introduction to Brevoort and of soliciting Brevoort's "kind offices in his favour" through Mr. Irving. The letter opens with a line from Richard III: "From Tamworth thither is but one day's march." Integral address leaf addressed to Henry Brevoort, Esqr. care Ogden, Richards & Selden, Liverpool.
Note
Bifolium.
Genre/form
Letters (correspondence)
Manuscripts (documents)
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- Tamworth.
Great Britain -- England -- Liverpool.

Call number
Y.c.2073
Folger accession
cs1133 or cs2291?

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