Autograph letters signed from Jean-François Ducis to various people, 1781-1810.

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Autograph letters signed from Jean-François Ducis to various people, 1781-1810.

Correspondents: [Marie Joseph Blaise] Chenier, [Alexandre] Deleyre, and Louis Jean Nepomucene Lemercier. (1-5) mention his translations of various Shakespearean plays. Also included is a signed poem, 1815, listed in Folger card index of first lines (First line: A quatre vingt deux ans et plus).

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SNAC Resource ID: 7091329

Folger Shakespeare Library

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Lemercier, Népomucène-Louis, 1771-1840

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Chénier, Marie-Joseph 1764-1811

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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

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William Shakespeare was likely born April, 23, 1564; he was baptized in Stratford-upon-Avon on April 26, 1564. He grew up, had a family, and bought property in Stratford while working in London, the center of English theater. As an actor, a playwright, and a partner in a leading acting company, he became both prosperous and well-known. His parents were John and Mary Shakespeare. John was a leatherworker and involved in local politics, first becoming an alderman and eventually a town bailiff. ...

Ducis, J.-F. (Jean-Francois), 1733-1816

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Deleyre, Alexandre, 1726-

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