Madam Lucia Elizabeth Vestris correspondence and other papers, ca. 1816-1833.

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Madam Lucia Elizabeth Vestris correspondence and other papers, ca. 1816-1833.

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Album contains: letters signed or initialed by Madam Vestris; letters drafted by Charles Harris for Vestris; letters to her from Montague Gore, T. Slingsby Duncombe, Lord Limerick, Lord Edward Thynne, her maid, and others; and a series of letters from "an angry and frustrated suitor". Materials related to Vestris include: letters to Charles Harris from various correspondents; her death certificate; her marriage certificate to Charles James Mathews; and miscellaneous photocopies and articles. Also includes: Harris's autograph manuscript accounts for July and August 1833; an autograph manuscript memorandum by Harris; playbills; and clippings.

1 volume (.2 linear ft.)

eng,

fre,

Houghton Library

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Duncombe, Thomas Slingsby, 1796-1861

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