Autograph letter signed from John James Hall, Warwick, to a person who is writing a book on E. Kean [manuscript], 1846 March 6.

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Autograph letter signed from John James Hall, Warwick, to a person who is writing a book on E. Kean [manuscript], 1846 March 6.

Gives information about Edmund Kean from his acquaintance with him, especially while Halls was painting him [as Richard III].

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SNAC Resource ID: 7090894

Folger Shakespeare Library

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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

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