Autograph letter signed : Ashbourne, to Dr. Charles Burney, 1784 Aug. 28.

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Autograph letter signed : Ashbourne, to Dr. Charles Burney, 1784 Aug. 28.

Offering, in response to a request from Burney, a paragraph for insertion in an unnamed work on music being prepared by the writer.

1 item (2 p.) ; (8vo)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7181012

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Burney, Fanny, 1752-1840

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Burney was an English novelist and letter writer. Mary Hamilton was a good friend of hers. From the description of Autograph letter signed from Fanny Burney to Mary Hamilton, Norbury Park, 1784 July 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754865184 English novelist, author of Evelina, Cecilia, and Camilla. Born Frances Burney, married General d'Arblay. From the description of ALS : to Hester Lynch Thrale Piozzi, [1781] May 31-June 5. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). ...

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