Text / John Ivy letter to J. Rogers, 1867 May 29

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Title: John Ivy letter to J. Rogers, 1867 May 29
Creator: Ivy, John
Date Created and/or Issued: 1867-05-29
Publication Information: Honnold Mudd Library. Special Collections
Contributing Institution: Claremont Colleges Library
Collection: Philbrick Library Collection of Theater Letters
Rights Information: For more information on copyright or permissions for this image, please contact Honnold Mudd Library Special Collections at https://library.claremont.edu/scl/
Description: In a letter, Ivy tells Mr. Rogers that Charles Kean has become very ill and will not be able to perform in the theatre for a period of months. Ivy also hints that he sent an earlier telegram with same news. Letter contains a small embossing on the top left corner of the odd numbered pages and on the top right corner of the even numbered pages. Letter also contains a watermark which can be seen at the top center of letter. Watermark reads: "A Cowan & Sons 1865." Letter is torn on first and second page.
Type: text
Format: image/jp2
Identifier: phl00415
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/phl/id/2264
Language: English
Subject: Diseases
Embossing (Printing)
Hotels
Kean, Charles John, 1811?-1868
Letters
Signatures (Writing)
Telegraph
Watermarks
Source: Handwritten letter, autographed, 4.5 x 7.38 inches: Philbrick Library of Dramatic Arts and Theatre History, Autograph letters box 9, folder 57; 4 pages
Relation: Philbrick Library Collection of Theater Letters - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/phl

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