Autograph letter signed from John Mathews to William Winter, New York [manuscript], 1899 June 20.

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Autograph letter signed from John Mathews to William Winter, New York [manuscript], 1899 June 20.

Mentions Augustin Daly's recent funeral and an editorial Winter wrote in the Tribune. With accompanying envelope addressed to Winter at the Tribune office, New York.

1 item ; 27 x 21 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7525474

Folger Shakespeare Library

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Mathews, John, 1835 or 1836-1905

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Handwritten note in another hand on the back of the envelope: "Mem. Poor Mr. Matthews was one of the unfortunate people unjustly suspected of complicity in the Lincoln murder plot (being friends with John Wilkes Booth). He was seized and for a time imprisoned. The dreadful experience affected his mind and he was eccentric almost to derangment. I knew & often talked with him. L.[?]M." From the description of Autograph letter signed from John Mathews to William Winter, New York [ma...

Daly, Augustin, 1838-1899

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Playwright, producer; owner of Daly's Theatre in New York City. From the description of [John] Augustin Daly letter to Mr. [William A. ]Jenner [manuscript], 1892 Dec 7. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 191870954 American dramatist and theatrical manager. From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, to Mr. Bouton (bookseller in New York), 1882 Dec. 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270526011 From the description of Autograph l...

Winter, William, 1836-1917

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American drama critic. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Tompkinsville (Staten Island, N.Y.), 17 April 1886, to Mrs. Tracy, 1886 Apr. 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270679284 Massachusetts native William Winter graduated from Harvard law school, but began his career as a journalist. He wrote for numerous journals before securing a position as drama critic at the New York Tribune. In addition to being one of the most influential critics of his day, ...