Autograph letter signed from H. Harley, Dundee, Scotland, to Charles Kean [manuscript], 1835 May 11.

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Autograph letter signed from H. Harley, Dundee, Scotland, to Charles Kean [manuscript], 1835 May 11.

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Wishes he could have given Kean a letter of introduction to use while he was in Limerick. His brother-in-law, Richard Bourke [of Thornfield, near Limerick], was then governor of New South Wales.

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Bourke, Richard, Sir, 1777-1855

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Bourke was Governor of New South Wales, 1831-1835. In 1844 he edited Edmund Burke's correspondence. From the description of Letter [manuscript]. 1848. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225768840 English colonial governor. From the description of Autograph letter in third person signed : [n.p.] "Wednesday," 19 July 1848, to Mr. Moore. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270858632 Sir Richard Bourke, 1777-1855, was Governor of New South Wales, 1831-183...

Harley, H., fl. 1835,

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Kean, Charles John, 1811?-1868

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Charles Kean was a Shakespearean actor. He was married to the actress Ellen Tree Kean. From the description of Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1849. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155886057 English actor and theater manager Charles Kean was the second son of actor Edmund Kean. An excellent student, Charles was compelled to become an actor to support his family after the separation of his parents. He found success as an actor in Ireland and America, and ...