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Title
Hugh Doherty letter, 1825 July 1
Creator
Doherty, Hugh
Date Created and/or Issued
1825-07-01
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, Doherty urges an unnamed correspondent to talk with Edmund Kean about a letter which, if published in the newspaper, would enhance Kean's image in the public eye. In a postscript, Doherty states his close affiliation with the newspapers and promises to use his influence to help Kean. Letter contains an embossing and a watermark for "Basted Mill 1822." Last page contains a name possibly written by a second hand.
Type
text
Format
image/jp2
Identifier
phl00469
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/phl/id/2606
Language
English
Subject
Embossing (Printing)
Kean, Edmund, 1787-1833
Letters
Newspapers
Signatures (Writing)
Watermarks
Source
Handwritten letter, autographed, 7.31 x 9 inches: Philbrick Library of Dramatic Arts and Theatre History, Autograph letters box 10, folder 22; 4 pages
Relation
Philbrick Library Collection of Theater Letters - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/phl

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