Autograph letters signed from James Kirke Paulding, Hyde Park, New York, to F[rances Anne] Kemble [manuscript], 1849-1856.

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Autograph letters signed from James Kirke Paulding, Hyde Park, New York, to F[rances Anne] Kemble [manuscript], 1849-1856.

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14 autograph letters signed and 1 autograph letter with signature cut away. The earlier letters were written while she was in the throes of her divorce from Pierce Butler.

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Kemble, Fanny, 1809-1893

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Frances Anne "Fanny" Kemble (27 November 1809 – 15 January 1893) was a British actress from a theatre family in the early and mid-19th century. She was a well-known and popular writer and abolitionist, whose published works included plays, poetry, eleven volumes of memoirs, travel writing and works about the theatre. In 1834, Kemble married a wealthy Philadelphian, Pierce Mease Butler, grandson of U.S. Senator Pierce Butler, whom she had met on an American acting tour with her father in 1832....

Paulding, James Kirke, 1778-1860

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Author and naval officer. A close friend of Washington Irving, Paulding collaborated with him to produce the satirical periodical, Salmagundi. He also wrote poetry, fiction, and a popular biography of George Washington. President Martin Van Buren appointed Paulding Secretary of the Navy in 1839, in which post he served until 1841. From the description of [Letter] 1839 May 7, Navy Department [Washington, D.C., to] Gilbert Davis, New York. (University of South Florida). WorldCat record...

Butler, Pierce, 1807-1867

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