Autograph letter signed from F. Reynolds to W. Macready, Esq., Carlisle, Cumberland [manuscript], 1823 September 3.

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Autograph letter signed from F. Reynolds to W. Macready, Esq., Carlisle, Cumberland [manuscript], 1823 September 3.

Discusses a possible engagment in Dublin; Reynolds writes that the offer he is making is Kean's last engagement exactly. Mentions Macbeth, Coriolanus and Henry V.

2 leaves ; 23 x 19 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7332014

Folger Shakespeare Library

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