Autograph letter signed, dated : [n.p., London?], to [Benjamin] Webster, 1852 Aug. 15.

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Autograph letter signed, dated : [n.p., London?], to [Benjamin] Webster, 1852 Aug. 15.

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Recommending the bearer of the letter, Mr. Williams, as "an expert adapter" from the French, Italian, and German, who is "not only a linguist and classical scholar but has had great experience of the stage and dramatic literature."

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Pierpont Morgan Library.

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