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Creator
Payne, John Howard, 1791-1852
Call number
Pforz MS
Physical description
1 item
Preferred Citation
John Howard Payne manuscript material : 1 item, Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library
Repository
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle
Access to materials
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To George Robins, auctioneer : 1 autograph letter signed : 15 Jul 1819 : (B'ANA 0115) : from London : offering a to sell him a bond worth nearly £73 for an advance of £25; begins, "Although I have not the honor of being personally known to you, yet a knowledge of your character impels me, in confidence, to solicit your attention for a moment..." Along with a 3 p. circular printing Payne's 26 Jan 1819 letter to the sub-committee in the management of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, on the subject of payment for his tragedy, Brutus.

Biographical/historical information

John Howard Payne, American actor and author.

Scope and arrangement

To George Robins, auctioneer : 1 autograph letter signed : 15 Jul 1819 : (B'ANA 0115) : from London : offering a to sell him a bond worth nearly £73 for an advance of £25; begins, "Although I have not the honor of being personally known to you, yet a knowledge of your character impels me, in confidence, to solicit your attention for a moment..." Along with a 3 p. circular printing Payne's 26 Jan 1819 letter to the sub-committee in the management of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, on the subject of payment for his tragedy, Brutus.

Using the collection

Location

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle
Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Third Floor, Room 319

Access to materials

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