Autograph letters signed and unsigned from Thomas King, Liverpool and London, to various people [manuscript], 1767-1801.

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Autograph letters signed and unsigned from Thomas King, Liverpool and London, to various people [manuscript], 1767-1801.

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Five autograph letters signed, one autograph letter initialled, one autograph letter, one letter and one copy. Correspondents: Joseph Austin, David Garrick, Samuel Ireland, Richard Peake, treasurer of Drury Lane, and Tate Wilkinson. Letter (1) to Austin mentions Munden as a "favourite with the Public;" he has received a hint about his "mending Shakespeare a little in the character of Dogberry." It also discusses Mrs. Siddon's refusal to perform at Drury Lane until she receives the sum due her or security. (1b) is J.P. Collier's copy of this letter. (2) to Garrick suggests Parsons for the role of Snip in "Harlequin's Invasion." (3) to Ireland arranges a meeting to discuss Ireland's piece which King has still to read. (4) to Peake discusses the money owed him for performances at Drury Lane under the management of Sheridan. In (7) he threatens to post the record of payments owed him by Sheridan publicly. (8) to Wilkinson explains how he dresses to play the gravedigger in Hamlet.

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Wilkinson, Tate, 1739-1803

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Siddons, Sarah, 1755-1831

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