Gore, Mrs. (Catherine Grace Frances), 1799-1861; Bartley, Sarah, 1783-1850; Letters; Westminster, Robert Grosvenor, Marquis of, 1767-1845; Siddons, Sarah, 1755-1831; Noah, M. M. (Mordecai Manuel), 1785-1851
Fanny Morres Gore and her daughter Catherine write from London to Bartley in America, inquiring after her new situation and her family and commenting on the doings of mutual acquaintances. She mentions how they will soon be obliged to move due to...
Mary Somerville, scientist and writer, writes Cecilia Siddons Combe, that she regrets not being able to meet with Cecilia and her husband before she leaves for Edinburgh. The letter contains notations by a second hand.
Kean, Charles John, 1811?-1868; Lauder, Thomas Dick, Sir, 1784-1848; Invitation; Scheduling; Letters; Embossing (Printing)
Charles Kean writes Sir Thomas from Glasgow accepting an invitation to visit him. Sir Thomas probably refers to Sir Thomas Lauder. The letter contains an embossing and is torn. The letter is also discolored.
Kean, Charles John, 1811?-1868; Drawing; Theaters - Stage-setting and scenery; Letters
C. Kean writes Mr. Lloyds saying that Lloyds has not given him an answer regarding the sketches of drapes and scenery of "Henry 8th." C. Kean refers to Charles Kean.
Frayed bank draft written by Edmund Kean requests Messieurs Coutts to submit twenty-five pounds to Thomas Newman. Draft contains half of a watermark. Draft also contains a punched out hole.
David Garrick writes to his widowed female neighbor about a complaint regarding cut trees on the shared border of their properties. Notes gathered with the material suggest that the letter recipient was named Mrs. Winch. Letter contains a partial...
Eva Marie Garrick writes to an unnamed recipient to offer her theatre box on Tuesday the 9th to see the play "Know Your Own Mind." Letter is dated December 8th. Notes on and with letter indicate that the letter was written in either 1817 or 1818....
In a letter, Garrick writes to Sir Henry Bate Dudley about their recent visit, other engagements, and a negative news article about Garrick written by a Mr. Griffin. Garrick adds a postscript about a future meeting with the Duke of Northumberland...
In a letter to John Moody, Garrick describes a letter to a Mr. Swan and references the doings of theatre performers James William Dodd and Mary Bulkley in Dublin. Garrick also mentions his preparations for a Jubilee. He tells Moody: "If you see any...
Pinero, Arthur Wing, Sir, 1855-1934; Letters; Irving, H. B. (Henry Brodribb), 1870-1919
Irving writes from London in appreciation of Pinero's message and their long-standing friendship. The address on the stationery is crossed out. [Possible response to original letter in Pinero box 15, folder 25.]
