Statement signed by John William Cole verifying the authenticity of Edmund Kean's lock of hair [manuscript] ca. 1819.

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Statement signed by John William Cole verifying the authenticity of Edmund Kean's lock of hair [manuscript] ca. 1819.

Undated statement verifying that the lock of hair accompanying this note [still included] is truly that of Edmund Kean, cut in 1819.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7254096

Folger Shakespeare Library

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Cole, John William, -1870

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1942 International Representative from UAW Local 50. From the description of John Cole papers, 1942. (Wayne State University, Archives of Labor & Urban). WorldCat record id: 32320808 ...

Kean, Edmund, 1787-1833

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Edmund Kean (1787-1833) was an English actor. From the guide to the Edmund Kean Collection, 1814-1933, (Princeton University. Library. Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections) Edmund Kean (1787-1833) was an English actor associated with the Drury Lane Theatre. An affair with Charlotte Cox, the wife of prominent alderman Robert Cox, led to an adultery trial against Kean in 1825 and his subsequent travel outside of England. Kean returned to the English stage in 1827 and re...