Autograph letter signed from John Prescott Knight, 20 James Street, Buckingham Palace, to Charles Kean [manuscript], 1858 July 27.

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Autograph letter signed from John Prescott Knight, 20 James Street, Buckingham Palace, to Charles Kean [manuscript], 1858 July 27.

Commends Charles Kean on his revival of Shylock.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7307097

Folger Shakespeare Library

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