John Brougham letters, 1849-1878.

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John Brougham letters, 1849-1878.

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The collection consists of nine letters, seven of which are from Brougham to Colonel William A. Seaver, editor of the Buffallo Courier. The majority are written in 1878 regarding unsettled finances and the benefit in Philadelphia. Brougham writes also to My Dear Theodore about advancing tickets for Childs, Seaver and Brady for the benefit. The collection also contains a letter written by George W. Childs, an editor in Philadelphia, to Seaver with the message to "Do whatever you deem proper in the Brougham matter. So worthy a man should not lack what he needs, and I am glad to help along the good cause."

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Childs, George W. (George William), 1829-1894

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George W. Childs (1829-1894) was the founder and editor of the Philadelphia Public Ledger and a noted philanthropist. Born in Baltimore, he moved to Philadelphia to work for a bookseller at age fourteen and soon went into business for himself at the age of eighteen. In 1849, he became a partner in the publishing firm of R. E. Petersen & Company, and in 1860 he formed a partnership with the influential publisher J. P. Lippincott. In 1864, he purchased the Philadelphia Public Ledger, in which Anth...

Seaver, William A.

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Buffalo, New York editor and publisher of that city's Courier. From the description of Letter, April 9, [1860]. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 54682248 ...

Brougham, John, 1810-1880

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American actor and dramatist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, to Mr. Jackson, [no year] Apr. 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270623441 Actor, playwright and theater manager, London and New York. From the description of A Douglass to the fray, [no date] / by John Brougham. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 27731675 John Brougham was an actor and dramatist who brought a great variety of theatre to the...