John Philip Kemble manuscript material

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unitid

{"value"=>"23603", "type"=>"local_mss"}

origination

{"value"=>"Kemble, John Philip, 1757-1823", "type"=>"persname"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"John Philip Kemble manuscript material"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1799-1821", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1799/1821"}

physdesc

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"4 items"}], "supress_display"=>true}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>· Autograph check endorsement : 20 Mar 1802 : (MISC 0278) : on the verso of an engraved check of Mess. Hammersleys & Co. for £48:6:0; filled out by and with the signature of \"R. Peake,\" i.e., Richard Peake, Drury Lane treasurer.</p><p>· Autograph endorsement on a manuscript verse prologue : [no date] : (MISC 0279) : attesting that the prologue was written by Mrs. Joseph LeFanu, and spoken by Kemble at a benefit for the Distressed Manufacturers in Dublin; whether the manuscript is in the hand of Mrs. LeFanu is unclear.</p><p>· To Le Professeur Levade : 1 autograph letter signed : 25 Nov 1821 : (MISC 0276) : from Beausite; in French; \"Je vous renvoie, avec bien des remerciments, les deux brochurs que vous avez eu la bonté de me prôter.\".</p><p>· To William Mudford, author and journalist : 1 autograph letter signed : \"Monday\" [1799] : (MISC 0277) : [no place] : begins, \"I did myself the Honour of sending you word that I was the most unworthy Person you could pitch upon for the distinction of a dedication ...\".</p>"}

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>John Philip Kemble, English actor.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

date_start

1799

keydate

1799

date_end

1821

date_inclusive_start

1799

date_inclusive_end

1821

extent_statement

4 items

prefercite

{"value"=>"John Philip Kemble manuscript material : 4 items, Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library"}

abstract

{"value"=>"John Philip Kemble, English actor. &#xB7; Autograph check endorsement : 20 Mar 1802 : (MISC 0278) : on the verso of an engraved check of Mess. Hammersleys Co. for &#xA3;48:6:0; filled out by and with the signature of \"R. Peake,\" i.e., Richard Peake, Drury Lane treasurer.", "generated"=>true}

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