Manuscripts, 1785-1856.

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Manuscripts, 1785-1856.

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Plays, poetry, narratives, essays, by Richard Penn Smith, Philadelphia dramatist and lawyer. Among the manuscripts are: "The Divorce, or Mock Cavalier"; "William Penn," a melodrama; "The Triumph at Plattsburg," a drama; "The Bombardment of Algiers;" "Quite Correct," a comedy; "The Pelican," a farce; "The Man of Mystery"; "A Wife at a Venture," comedy, etc. Some of these plays were successfully produced at the Arch Street, Walnut Street, and Chestnut Street theatres. Included are a volume containing a list of names of subscribers to the Political Works of the late Richard Penn Smith, 1856, and a cashbook of William Monroe, 1785.

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Monroe, William Frank, 1952-

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Smith, Richard Penn, 1799-1854

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Richard Penn Smith was a Philadelphia-born lawyer, author, and playwright. From the description of Popular Humbug: a lecture, ca. 1850. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 213494778 Philadelphia-born lawyer, writer, dramatist, editor, and publisher. Grandson of William Smith, the first provost of the University of Pennsylvania. From the description of Richard Penn Smith Papers, 1820-1868. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record...

Penn, William, 1644-1718

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The British colony of Pennsylvania was given to William Penn (1644-1718) in 1681 by Charles II of England in repayment of a debt owed his father, Sir Admiral William Penn (1621-1670). Under Penn's directive, Pennsylvania was settled by Quakers escaping religious torment in England and other European nations. Three generations of Penn descendents held proprietorship of the colony until the American Revolution, when the family was stripped of all but its privately held shares of land...