Autograph letters signed from Capel Lofft, Woodbridge and Bury, to various recipients [manuscript], 1811-1816.

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Autograph letters signed from Capel Lofft, Woodbridge and Bury, to various recipients [manuscript], 1811-1816.

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Recipients: Wilmington Fleming, Thomas Hill and unidentified recipient. Some letters are fragmentary. (1) Cannot find the manuscript of "Fate of genius." Mentions the death of his son, Henry Capel Lofft, in the Battle of Albuera. (2) Makes reference to the Duke of York's conduct. On the inside leaf of (2), a draft of a letter in Wilmington Fleming's hand. (3) mentions a "sublimely beautiful comet." (4) Lofft mentions his Aphorisms from Shakespeare. (5) concerns travel arrangements for him and his daughter Laura. Also with (5), a clipped autograph signature attached to a sheet with biographical note of Lofft and a portrait of Capel Lofft.

5 items ; 22 x 18 cm to 23 x 19 cm.

Folger Shakespeare Library

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Folger Shakespeare Library

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