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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Add MS 42720-42723 Language English Name Peake, Richard, Treasurer of Drury Lane Theatre

1. Add MS 42720

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(ff. 164). SHERIDAN PAPERS. Vol. I. Correspondence, etc., of Thomas Sheridan; 1806-1808. includes: f. 1 Thomas Westley: Extract from agreement by, rel. to Drury Lane Theatre: [1791?].: Copy.f. 5 John Philip Kemble, actor: Confirmation of agreement between Drury Lane and Covent Garden Theat...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1806-1808
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1 item

2. Add MS 42721

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(ff. 200). SHERIDAN PAPERS. Vol. II. Correspondence, etc., of Thomas Sheridan; 1809-1812, n.d. At the end of the volume are some fragments of dramatic pieces, including:-(a) Act 2 of 'The Siege of St Quintin; or, Spanish Heroism', by Theodore Hook, adapted from 'Les mines de Pologne' by G. de Pi...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1809-1812
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1 item

3. Add MS 42723

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Add MS 42723
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(ff. ii+24). SHERIDAN PAPERS. Vol. IV. Copy of Chancery order regulating the financial affairs of the Drury Lane theatre; 7 Sept. 1802. At ff. 1-4 is a list of contents. On f. i is the owner's name, Richard Peake, treasurer of the theatre. Richard Brinsley Sheridan, MP; dramatist: Legal papers ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Sep 1802
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1 item