Autograph letter signed from William L. Keese, New York, to Thomas Nast [manuscript], 1899 May 31.

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Autograph letter signed from William L. Keese, New York, to Thomas Nast [manuscript], 1899 May 31.

Keese has received the proof of Burton as Toodles. On letterhead of 810 Fifth Avenue, New York.

1 leaf ; 28 x 21 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7562180

Folger Shakespeare Library

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Keese, William L. (William Linn), 1835-1904

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Burton, William E. (William Evans), 1802-1860

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Epithet: actor and dramatist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000750.0x00036d William E. Burton was born in London, where his father was a printer; he was interested in writing, publishing, and acting. In 1834 he moved to Philadelphia, where he founded and edited A Gentlemen's Magazine, a successful literary miscellany. Quarrels with co-editor Edgar Allan Poe led to Poe's being fired, and Burton sold the magazin...

Nast, Thomas, 1840-1902

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