Autograph letters signed from Charles Stokes, London, to Charles John Kean and an unidentified recipient [manuscript], 1855-1857.

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Autograph letters signed from Charles Stokes, London, to Charles John Kean and an unidentified recipient [manuscript], 1855-1857.

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(1) Dated Jany. 15, 1855, addressed "My dear Sir." "C.J. Kean" has been penciled-in in another hand. Congratulates Kean on Louis XI. (2) Dated 20 June 1857, addressed "My dear Sir." Stokes thanks the recipient for his response to his appeal; discusses an unnamed play; offers congratulations on the honour which has been conferred upon the recipient by the Society of Antiquaries.

2 items ; 18 x 12 cm to 19 x 12 cm.

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Louis XI, King of France, 1423-1483

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Kean, Charles John, 1811?-1868

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Boucicault, Dion, 1820-1890

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