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Title: William Robert Spencer letter to George Combe
Creator: Spencer, William Robert, 1769-1834
Date Created and/or Issued: circa 1813-02-16
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: William Robert (W.R.) Spencer writes George Combe, husband of Cecilia Siddons, the daughter of Sarah Siddons, regretting missing Combe's invitation. Spencer promises a position and help to Combe's friend. In the postscript, Spencer announces Walter Scott's high spirits and arrival in London. The letter contains notations by a second hand. The pages are torn.
Type: text
Format: image/jp2
Identifier: phl00243
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/phl/id/1462
Language: English
Subject: Combe, George, 1788-1858
Spencer, William Robert, 1769-1834
Invitation
Letters
Source: Handwritten letter, autographed, 4.5 x 7.13 inches: Philbrick Library of Dramatic Arts and Theatre History, Autograph letters box 18, folder 48; 4 pages
Relation: Philbrick Library Collection of Theater Letters - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/phl

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