Autograph letter signed from George Jones to unidentified recipient [manuscript], 1836 February 16.

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Autograph letter signed from George Jones to unidentified recipient [manuscript], 1836 February 16.

Jones "was beholden to [the recipient's] criticism upon [Jones'] fourth appearance in Hamlet."

1 leaf ; 19 x 12 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7563686

Folger Shakespeare Library

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Jones, George, 1810-1879

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