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Walcot, Katherine Elizabeth, b. 1855,. Autograph letter and postcard signed from Katherine Elizabeth (Halliwell-Phillipps) Walcot, Brighton, to T.F. Dillon Croker [manuscript], 1878 December 3.

Title: Autograph letter and postcard signed from Katherine Elizabeth (Halliwell-Phillipps) Walcot, Brighton, to T.F. Dillon Croker [manuscript], 1878 December 3.

Requests information on the arrival of the ship "Serapis" at Bombay.

ArchivalResource: 2 items.

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Planché, J.R. (James Robinson), 1796-1880. Papers of James Robinson Planché, 1794-1882.

Title: Papers of James Robinson Planché, 1794-1882.

The majority of the collection consists of manuscripts, correspondence, documents, drawings and ephemera directly related to James Robinson Planché and his work in the theatre, antiquarian pursuits, and costume expertise. Among the authors and correspondents are: John Baldwin Buckstone, William E. Gladstone, Benjamin Robert Haydon, Leigh Hunt, Ellen Kean, Frances Maria Kelly,Charles Kemble, Albert Denison (Baron Londesborough), Rosina Bulwer Lytton (Baroness Lytton), William Charles Macready, Richard Brinsley Peake, Jane Porter, David Roberts, William Makepeace Thackeray, and Carl Maria von Weber. The other main part of the collection is material, including fragments and clipped signatures, which were collected for the autograph value only, and have no relation to Planché or his work. Among these authors and correspondents are: Adelaide, Queen consort of William IV, William Blanchard, Richard Daly, Thomas Frognall Dibdin, George III, Edwin Henry Landseer, Robert Peel, William Pitt, Lucia E.B. Vestris, and Arthur Wellesley (Duke of Wellington). There is also a small group of letters written to Thomas Francis Dillon Croker, mainly regarding Planché and his work and family. The ephemera consists of printed material, including printed play texts, newspaper clippings, a scrapbook, and printed musical scores.

ArchivalResource: 331 pieces.7 boxes.

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Clarke, Mary Cowden, 1809-1898,. Autograph letters signed from Mary Cowden Clarke to various recipients [manuscript], 1843-1896.

Title: Autograph letters signed from Mary Cowden Clarke to various recipients [manuscript], 1843-1896.

Many concern her concordance to Shakespeare; others refer to her famous friends, especially Keats, Lamb, Leigh Hunt, and Gounod (28). (39) includes an autograph copy of one of her sonnets, and (33) and (56) include sheets from the manuscript of the concordance.

ArchivalResource: 56 items.

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Balmanno, Mary, 1802-1875,. Autograph letter signed from Mary Balmanno to T.F. Dillon Croker [manuscript], 1856 March 4.

Title: Autograph letter signed from Mary Balmanno to T.F. Dillon Croker [manuscript], 1856 March 4.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

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Hobbes, F. E., fl. 1889,. Autograph letter signed from F. E. Hobbes to T.F. Dillon Croker [manuscript], 1889 January 22.

Title: Autograph letter signed from F. E. Hobbes to T.F. Dillon Croker [manuscript], 1889 January 22.

Received Croker's note yesterday and is glad to inform him that his (Hobbes') sister seems much better.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (3 p.)

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Kemble, Charles, 1775-1854,. Autograph letters signed and unsigned from Charles Kemble to various recipients [manuscript], 1818-1854.

Title: Autograph letters signed and unsigned from Charles Kemble to various recipients [manuscript], 1818-1854.

Correspondents: H.S. Arnold, William Bartholomew, J. Bridgman, Tom Cribb, Thomas F.D. Croker, [Barbara Hofland], Edmund Kean, [Fanny Kemble], Richard Lane, William Mudford, Thomas Robson, Harriot Coutts, Duchess of St. Albans, Theodore Sedgwick, Sir George Smart, William Warren, [Samuel?] Cartwright, [William?] Harness, Richard Jones, [J.W.] Marston and others. (8), January 21, 1829, concerns Kean's contract with Covent Garden theatre from which he was given leave until 1831 to prepare new roles. On the back is a sworn statement that this was exhibited in the Chancery suit of Kemble and others vs. Kean. J.P. Collier has identified the signature of (27).

ArchivalResource: 35 items.

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Haymarket Theatre (London, England). Diary of the business transacted under George Colman at the Haymarket Theatre, v.2 [manuscript], 1804-1810.

Title: Diary of the business transacted under George Colman at the Haymarket Theatre, v.2 [manuscript], 1804-1810.

One of two volumes, 1797-1810. Includes cast lists.

ArchivalResource: 1 v.

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Cooper, John, 1790-1870,. Autograph letters signed from John W. Cooper to various recipients [manuscript], ca. 1820-1859.

Title: Autograph letters signed from John W. Cooper to various recipients [manuscript], ca. 1820-1859.

Recipients: Thomas Francis Dillon Croker, [Lord Richard W.P. Curzon-Howe], Charles J. Kean, W.C. Macready, J.P. Kemble and another. The letters to Macready concern his career at Drury Lane theatre. (16b), a draft letter to unidentified recipient, ca. 1820, states the terms upon which he would be happy to become a member of the Dublin Theatre. Some letters unsigned. Some letters undated.

ArchivalResource: 16 items.

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Correspondence, 1855-1863.

Title: Correspondence, 1855-1863.

Correspondence by and about English historian and translator William Robson, including fundraising for his annuity.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (.1 linear ft.)

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Kemble, Fanny, 1809-1893,. Autograph letters signed from Fanny Kemble to various recipients [manuscript], 1832-1892.

Title: Autograph letters signed from Fanny Kemble to various recipients [manuscript], 1832-1892.

Correspondents: Anne Ashburner, Mr. Belknap, [George Bentley], E. Blanchard (Mrs. Hamilton), Mary Boyle, James Claghorn, Sarah Cleveland, Frances Cobbe, Thomas F.D. Croker, Daisy Doane, James Fields, Henry James, Mary Lloyd, Henry Longfellow, William C. Macready, John Mather, George Morris, Constance [Page?], Henry W. Pickersgill, Mary (Hopkins) Pleasonton, Mr. Pollman, Lewis T. Pratt, Harriet St. Leger, Alexander John Scott, Ann (Ker) Scott, Francis Wemyss, Mrs. [Louisa Mary?] Barwell, Mlle. F. Failly, [W.H.] Murray, Miss Beeston, Lady Georgiana - , Miss Gordon, Mrs. Monckton, Miss Scraggs, and others. Also, a visiting card and 4 envelopes. Some items undated. She gives her opinion of the writings of Henry James in (36) and of Sir Charles Halle's musical ability in (65), and describes her wanderings in Switzerland in (114 and others).

ArchivalResource: 123 items.

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Halliwell-Phillipps, Mary Rice, 1851 or 2-1927,. Autograph letters signed from Mary Rice Halliwell-Phillipps, Brighton, to various people [manuscript], 1880-1891.

Title: Autograph letters signed from Mary Rice Halliwell-Phillipps, Brighton, to various people [manuscript], 1880-1891.

Correspondents: [E.J. Collings], T.F. Dillon Croker, [James] Appleton Morgan and H.B. [Henry Benjamin] Wheatley. (2) to Croker thanks him for the gift of a "Shakespeare diary." (4) bears a note by Dillon Croker. (5) has 2 newspaper obituary notices of her husband, and (8) a photo of [Hollingsbury Copse?].

ArchivalResource: 11 items.

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Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. Letter, 1852 Nov. 13, London, to T.F. Dillon Croker [n.p.].

Title: Letter, 1852 Nov. 13, London, to T.F. Dillon Croker [n.p.].

Sends thanks for a book and, in response to a request, encloses a note (lacking); in postscript sends greetings to Croker's father.

ArchivalResource: 1 p. Holograph signed.

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Halliwell-Phillipps, J. O. (James Orchard), 1820-1889,. Letters from J.O. Halliwell-Phillipps to T.F. Dillon Croker [manuscript], 1850-1888.

Title: Letters from J.O. Halliwell-Phillipps to T.F. Dillon Croker [manuscript], 1850-1888.

Autograph letters signed, 21 postcards, 2 telegrams and 1 envelope from James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Brixton Hill, London and Brighton, to T.F. [Thomas Francis] Dillon Croker. The letters refer to their mutual literary interests. Many discuss Thomas Wright's situation and Halliwell-Phillipps' help. (7) mentions a newspaper criticism of Charles Kean's acting of Hamlet. (10) discusses Shakespeare as an actor. (145, 155) mention Furnivall and a criticism of Mr. Browning and the New Shakspere Society that appeared in the Saturday review concerning the "Pigsbrook" controversy. (16, 148) contain drafts of letters from Croker, (165) the drafts of a poem by Croker.

ArchivalResource: 178 items.

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Croker, T. F. Dillon (Thomas Francis Dillon), 1831-1912,. Autograph letters signed from Thomas Francis Dillon Croker to various people [manuscript], 1882-1903.

Title: Autograph letters signed from Thomas Francis Dillon Croker to various people [manuscript], 1882-1903.

ArchivalResource: 3 items.

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Baker, Ernest E. Autograph letter signed from Ernest Edward Baker, Weston-super-Mare, to Mr. Croker [manuscript], 1889 April 9.

Title: Autograph letter signed from Ernest Edward Baker, Weston-super-Mare, to Mr. Croker [manuscript], 1889 April 9.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

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Correspondence, 1855-1863.

Title: Correspondence, 1855-1863.

Correspondence by and about English historian and translator William Robson, including fundraising for his annuity.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (.1 linear ft.)

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Sem, 1863-1934. Sem's Pantheon of celebrities of the day [manuscript], 1876.

Title: Sem's Pantheon of celebrities of the day [manuscript], 1876.

Sixty two water-color sketches of notable persons, accompanied by 56 letters, mostly addressed to T.F.D. Croker, and dated 1852-1877.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. : ill.

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Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. Letters and miscellany, 1839-1873.

Title: Letters and miscellany, 1839-1873.

Comprises letters to T.F.D. Croker, J.S. Le Fanu, Charles Richards, Benjamin Webster, and a Mr. Wilson, and an invitation from Lord Lytton to Mr. and Mrs. Abdy to meet Dickens.

ArchivalResource: 9 items.

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Ingram, John Henry, 1842-1916. Letters to John H. Ingram on literary subjects, particularly on Edgar Allan Poe [manuscript] 1874-1902.

Title: Letters to John H. Ingram on literary subjects, particularly on Edgar Allan Poe [manuscript] 1874-1902.

In addition to Poe, literary subjects discussed included John Hamilton Reynolds, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Mme. de Staël, Mirabeau, Mary Lamb and Madame Roland. Correspondents include Davenport Adams, Mrs. George L. Banks, Mathilde Blind, Oswald Crawfurd, T. F. Dillon Croker, Henry Curwen, Dame Millicent Fawcett, H. Buxton Forman, Anne Gilchrist, S.C. Hall, Joseph Hatton, Andrew Lang, Emile Lauvrière, Sir John Lubbock, Violet Paget (Lee Vernon), L. Quiller Couch, W.M. Rossetti, G. Barnett Smith, A.J. Symington, and Moy Thomas.

ArchivalResource: 44 items.

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Smith, Charles Roach, 1807-1890,. Autograph letters signed from Charles Roach Smith, Strood by Rochester, Kent, to Mrs. Blackett, T.F. Dillon Croker, A. Leigh Hunt, Joseph Mayer and another [manuscript], 1868-1889.

Title: Autograph letters signed from Charles Roach Smith, Strood by Rochester, Kent, to Mrs. Blackett, T.F. Dillon Croker, A. Leigh Hunt, Joseph Mayer and another [manuscript], 1868-1889.

In the letter to Croker, January 11, 1889, Smith refers to the death of Halliwell-Phillipps; he also says he is giving Lear on the Strood stage and that Irving has mistaken Shakespeare's character of Macbeth. In the letters to Mayer, 1868-1869, Smith refers to proposals for the commemoration of Garrick's Jubilee at Stratford-on-Avon. The letter to Hunt, October 14, 1881, has a copy of the letter which prompted Smith's reply. Also, a letter from the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland to Smith, October 2, 1874. Some letters are undated.

ArchivalResource: 6 items.

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Balmanno, Robert, 1780-1861,. Autograph letters signed from Robert Balmanno, New York, to Thomas Francis Dillon Croker, Esq. [manuscript], 1854-1855.

Title: Autograph letters signed from Robert Balmanno, New York, to Thomas Francis Dillon Croker, Esq. [manuscript], 1854-1855.

All letters are to Thomas Francis Dillon Croker except for (4) which is to Mrs. Crofton Croker. (1) Regarding the selling of the Shakespeare ring and other questions regarding Croker family Shakespeare memorabilia; (2) Regarding Mr. Ridfeld's draft for £45 pounds for "750 copies of Extracts from Moore's letters," Shakespeare items relating to Croker's "dear father" (mulberry block, whistle), and other details; (3) Regarding delivery of a letter from Croker's father and an introduction to Mrs. Degen. Includes integral 2nd letter dated October 28, 1854, from Maria Degan to Croker about Croker's father's collection of relics; (4) Addressed to Mrs. Crofton Croker offering condolences on the death of Mr. Croker. Mentions Mary Balmanno's poem to Croker on his acquisition of the Shakespeare Gimmel ring (see PS1059.B76 L7). Requests a picture of Mr. Croker; (5) Offering condolences on the death of his mother and discussing a portrait of her husband. Mentions Coriolanus, Harriet Beecher Stowe and her husband and son, Mr. Bradbury (the proprietor of Punch), Charles and Maria Degen, Mrs. Balmanno, Dr. Kane and the Grinnell Arctic Expedition, the remains of Sir John Franklin, Sir Edward Belcher. Describes how to send the mulberry when it is found; (6) Regarding portrait made by T. F. Dillon Croker of Thomas Croker (for Mrs. Balmanno's work) and a request regarding contacting Mr. Bradbury. Assumes that Lord Londesborough will purchase the Shakespeare ring. Awaits the catalogue of his father's collection; (7) Regarding renewed contact with Mr. Bradbury and a portrait of Croker's aunt. Expresses horror at the low price that Croker has set for the Shakespeare ring, and implores Croker to bid on it for him. With lengthy postscript regarding Croker family Shakespeare memorabilia and its current whereabouts. Postscript about the Degens and the Shakespeare ring; (8) Regarding the portrait of Croker's father and Mrs. Balmanno's volume, The Pen and Pencil. The case and catalogue arrived safely. Thanks him for the mulberry piece.

ArchivalResource: 8 items.

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Robson, William, 1785-1863. Correspondence, 1855-1863.

Title: Correspondence, 1855-1863.

Includes correspondence between Robson and friends and colleagues, especially T.F. (Thomas Francis) Dillon Croker. Part of this collection concerns the raising of funds for Robson's annuity. Includes manuscript by Robson and advertisements for the appeal for his annuity funds.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (.1 linear ft.)

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Ingleby, Clement Mansfield, 1823-1886,. Autograph letters signed from Clement Mansfield Ingleby, Ilford, Essex and elsewhere, to various recipients [manuscript], 1856-1883.

Title: Autograph letters signed from Clement Mansfield Ingleby, Ilford, Essex and elsewhere, to various recipients [manuscript], 1856-1883.

Correspondents: T.F. Dillon Corker, F.G. Fleay, Charles [Edward] Flower, J.H. Friswell, William Heinemann, the mayor [of Stratford-upon-Avon], Samuel Neil, J. Parker Norris, M.W. Rooney, and others. Letters (5), (7), (35) to Fleay express the opinion that the Henslowe Diary had been tampered with, probably by Collier; (11-16) discuss the reasons for assigning a 1605 date to Ben Jonson's letter to the Earl of Salisbury, written while he and Chapman were in prison, presumably for writing Eastward Ho! not Sejanus; (38-39) discuss the sources of Hamlet and the possibility that part of the 1603 quarto may have been written in shorthand. (49-59) to Heinemann discuss his bibliography, Goethes Faust in England und Amerika and suggests additions; (50) states that he believes his "collection of English Fausts unrivalled." (61) to the Mayor [of Stratford-upon-Avon] discusses the possibility of opening Shakespeare's grave which Ingleby favored. (65-117) to Norris discuss the text and interpretation of Shakespeare's works, certain word usages, the works of Shakespeare scholars in England and America, the quarrels within the New Shakspere Society, centering around Furnivall, and their mutual interest in Shakespeare's portraits; (68) gives his reasons for thinking that "the Stratford bust is the best authenticated likeness" of Shakespeare; (82) discusses the authenticity of the death mask; (116) posits the belief that the Collier family will try to saddle Peter Cunningham with Collier's forgeries after his death. (118) to Rooney requests any information he has on the newly discovered copy of the 1603 quarto of Hamlet. Also, 9 letters and 1 postcard to Ingleby, 1878-1883, from The Autotype Co., F.G. Fleay (with a slip by Ingleby attached), F.J. Furnivall, L. Toulmin Smith and S. Timmins; 2 references sent to the Senate of the University of London on behalf of Ingleby, by R.G. Latham and the Birmingham and Midland Institute, January-February 1861; and several newspaper obituaries of Ingleby scattered throughout the correspondence.

ArchivalResource: 133 items.

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Wright, George R., 1821-1900,. Autograph letter signed from George R. Wright, Hollingbury Copse, Brighton, to T.F. Dillon Croker [manuscript], 1882 November 8 Wednesday.

Title: Autograph letter signed from George R. Wright, Hollingbury Copse, Brighton, to T.F. Dillon Croker [manuscript], 1882 November 8 Wednesday.

Wright expresses his sympathy for the sudden death of Croker's friend, Mr. Sawyer; refers to Croker becoming the new editor of "Funny Folks." In the postscript Wright includes a short "Parliamentary Nursery Rhyme!" his "first contribution towards the new Editor's next issue of "Funny Folks." First line: Hold your dollar.

ArchivalResource: 2 leaves ; 18 x 12 cm.

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Russell, J., fl. 1853,. Autograph letter signed from John Russell, Kensington, to Dillon Croker [manuscript], 1853 February 12.

Title: Autograph letter signed from John Russell, Kensington, to Dillon Croker [manuscript], 1853 February 12.

Russell replies to a question from Croker regarding a production of Twelfth night by the Edinburgh Company in 1812. Recipient is possibly T.F. Dillon Croker.

ArchivalResource: 2 leaves ; 18 x 12 cm.

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Hunt, W. H., fl. 1889,. Autograph letter signed from W.H. Hunt, Hollingbury Copse, Brighton, to Mr. Croker [manuscript], 1889 January 20.

Title: Autograph letter signed from W.H. Hunt, Hollingbury Copse, Brighton, to Mr. Croker [manuscript], 1889 January 20.

Possibly written to T.F. Dillon Croker. Concerning the death of J.O. Halliwell-Phillipps. A postscript mentions an account of Halliwell-Phillipps' life published in the Liverpool Mercury.

ArchivalResource: 2 leaves.

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Croker, T. F. Dillon (Thomas Francis Dillon), 1831-1912,. Copy of autograph letter signed from Thomas Francis Dillon Croker to Charles John Kean dated ca. 1852 November [manuscript], [19th century].

Title: Copy of autograph letter signed from Thomas Francis Dillon Croker to Charles John Kean dated ca. 1852 November [manuscript], [19th century].

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

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Smith, Charles Roach, 1807-1890,. Shakespeareana [manuscript] : autograph letters of Shakespearean interest, 1836-1890 / written ... by and to Charles Roach Smith and other celebrated antiquaries.

Title: Shakespeareana [manuscript] : autograph letters of Shakespearean interest, 1836-1890 / written ... by and to Charles Roach Smith and other celebrated antiquaries.

Over 300 letters of Shakespearean interest, most to Charles Roach Smith from over 100 writers. Also, a significant number of letters from Smith, most addressed to Joseph Mayer and some to unidentified recipients. Also, a few uncataloged programs and other printed trifles. Correspondents include: Theodosius Purland, John Francis Waller, T.F. Dillon Croker, John Kenrick, H.W. King, Henry Kingsley, Joseph Clarke, I.G. Bailey, John E. Price, John Brent, Joseph Mayer, William Knighton, Emily H. Baker, J.A. Sweny, William Francis Ainsworth, Turner P. Clarke, A.H. Paget, Samuel Timmins, Charles Warne, James Cove Jones, Jacob Henry Burn, William Mackall, Frederick Corbin Lukis, John Kenrick, Henry Christmas, Joseph Durham, A.B. MacKeson, Joseph Hatton, Albert Way, William Oakes Hunt, Robert Whiston, Henry Campkin, A. Hume, Joseph Burtt, William Francis Ainsworth, John Collingwood Bruce, S.T. Aveling, W.A. Scott Robertson, Effingham Wilson, James Dafforne, Edward Trollope, Augustus Wollaston Franks, Henry Ecroyd Smith, James Kendrick, Charles Dillon, J.R. Planché, J. Noel Paton, J.E. Mayall, Thomas Hughes, Jabez Hughes, Joseph Tom Burgess, John Bathurst Deane, Bram Stoker, and Charles E. Flower.

ArchivalResource: 3 v. (333 items)

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Furness, Horace Howard, 1833-1912,. Letters regarding Shakespeare Mulberry Block, 1866-1884, n.d.

Title: Letters regarding Shakespeare Mulberry Block, 1866-1884, n.d.

This file consists of letters relating to the history and authenticity of a block of mulberry wood that supposedly came from a tree planted by Shakespeare. This block is now in the Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library. The file was originally assembled by Horace Howar Furness, though it also contains a few related items that were added much later.

ArchivalResource: 17 items (19 leaves).

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Gilbert, W. S. (William Schwenck), 1836-1911. Autograph letters signed : 24 The Boltons, South Kensington, [London], to T.F. Dillon Croker, 1876 Nov. 9 and 1879 July 12.

Title: Autograph letters signed : 24 The Boltons, South Kensington, [London], to T.F. Dillon Croker, 1876 Nov. 9 and 1879 July 12.

ArchivalResource: 2 items (2 p.) + 1 envelope.

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Hobbes, F. E., fl. 1889,. Autograph letter signed from F. E. Hobbes, Brighton, to T.F. Dillon Croker, London [manuscript], 1889 March 12.

Title: Autograph letter signed from F. E. Hobbes, Brighton, to T.F. Dillon Croker, London [manuscript], 1889 March 12.

His sister wishes to invite Croker to dinner on Thursday evening. She is pretty well and they have been house-hunting.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 p.)

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