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Name Cooke, Thomas Potter, actor

1. Add MS 43382

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Add MS 43382
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MISCELLANEOUS AUTOGRAPH LETTERS, chiefly of British actors, dramatists, authors, musicians, etc., addressed mainly to Morris Barnett, actor and dramatist (b. 1800, d. 1856), and to Wellington Guernsey, song-writer and composer (b. 1817, d. 1885); 1826-1892, n.d. The dated letters are arranged chronologically (ff. 1-147) and the undated ones in alphabetical order of their author's surnames (ff. 149-227). The names of the writers will be found in the Index to this Catalogue. Paper; ff. 228. Qu...
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includes: f. 1 Sir George Thomas Smart, musician: Letter to M. Barnett: 1826.ff. 1-227 passim Morris Barnett, actor and dramatist: Letters to: 1826-1854, n.d.f. 2 Frederic Reynolds, dramatist: Letter to S. Beasley: 1833.f.3 Mars, Secretary, St James's Theatre, London: Letter to M. Barne...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:
1 item

2. Add MS 63589

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Add MS 63589
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SIR GEORGE THOMAS SMART (1776-1867): letters from Smart, musician, conductor, and founder member of the Philharmonic Society, to William Hawes, singer and composer, his daughter, the contralto Maria Billington Hawes, and others; 1830-1863. Concerning musical engagements and related matters. Purchased at Christie's, 27 March 1985, lot 252. Paper; ff. 15. British Library arrangement.
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Music: Sir George Thomas Smart, musician: Correspondence of Sir George Thomas Smart: 1830-1863. includes: ff. 1-6v William Hawes, organist: Letters from Sir G. Smart to William Hawes: 1830-1834.ff. 7-8, 13 Maria Billington Hawes, afterwards Merest; contralto: Letters from Sir G. Smart to M...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1830-1863
Extent:
1 item

3. Add MS 70845

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Add MS 70845
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MCCRIMMON COLLECTION. Vol. VII (ff. viii+222). Album of letters from prominent people, addressed chiefly to Sir Antonio Panizzi, Principal Librarian of the British Museum 1856-1866, and to Sergeant John Humffreys Parry, his family and associates; 1827-1881. English and Italian. Sergeant Parry wa...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Italian
Date Range:
1827-1881
Extent:
1 item