Autograph letter signed : Boston, to William Charles Macready, 1842 Jan. 31.

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Autograph letter signed : Boston, to William Charles Macready, 1842 Jan. 31.

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Complaining that he has not had time to exercise or write on his trip to the United States; saying that he sent a long letter with some enclosures to [John] Forster; describing the strong reception he received in the United States: "it is nothing to say that they carry me through the country on their shoulders, or that they flock about me as if I were an Idol"; noting that they had a terrible passage; thanking him for giving them "peace of mind" that their children are "well cared-for, and thoroughly happy"; asking for news of Drury Lane.

1 item (2 p., with address) ; 22.4 cm.

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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