Autograph letter initialed from Stephen Price to Edmund Shaw Simpson, New York [manuscript], 1832 December 14.

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Autograph letter initialed from Stephen Price to Edmund Shaw Simpson, New York [manuscript], 1832 December 14.

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Letter concerns theatre business and financial matters. Mentions a Mr. Barry (possibly Thomas Barry): "I know no danger about such a fellow...I fear none even if he joins Beekman." Also mentions the Woods "not certain people" and Kean "quite worn out & knowing but three or four parts." Refers several times to Covent Garden and Drury Lane.

2 leaves ; 23 x 19 cm.

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