Autograph letter signed from Samuel Whitbread, London, to George Beaumont [manuscript], 1814 May 11.

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Autograph letter signed from Samuel Whitbread, London, to George Beaumont [manuscript], 1814 May 11.

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Addressed "My dear Sir." Whitbread acknowledges receipt of a letter containing the recipient's observations upon Kean's performance of Othello. Postscript mentions Mrs. Garrick's pictures. Address on letter: Dover Street.

2 leaves ; 18 x 12 cm.

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