Autograph letter signed : London, to James Emerson / 1831 June 2.

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Autograph letter signed : London, to James Emerson / 1831 June 2.

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Saying he "faithfully performed the delicate little commission [Emerson] entrusted to [him]"; noting that he hopes the commission was "for a lady" because "a man should have nothing to do with such things"; discussing a lecture on "the Drama" given by Knowles.

1 item (3 p., with address) ; 18.1 cm.

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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