Autograph letter signed from William Pleater Davidge, Brooklyn, to Doctor -- , 1858 November 25.

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Autograph letter signed from William Pleater Davidge, Brooklyn, to Doctor -- , 1858 November 25.

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Requests the addressee to "Do all you can..." for Barry Sullivan because of the "sensation" he made acting Hamlet and other roles. Mentions a reply to [Theodore Ledyard] Cuyler's "Sermon against the Drama" in the Sunday Times. Also mentions a "Dickens Evening in Hoboken" he was to give.

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Sullivan, Barry (Thomas Barry), 1821-1891

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Cuyler, Theodore L. (Theodore Ledyard), 1822-1909

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Pastor of Lafayette Ave. Presbyterian Church, Brooklyn, and minister at large. From the description of Letter : Burlington, N.J., to Amzi Dodd, Newark, N.J., [18--] May 23. (Bryn Mawr College). WorldCat record id: 28328263 Epithet: American Presbyterian minister British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000987.0x0000d9 Theodore Ledyard Cuyler (January 10, 1822-February 26, 1909) graduated from The Co...

Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870

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Davidge, William Pleater, 1814-1888

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William Pleater Davidge (1814-1888) was an English-born comic actor, dramatist, and author who emigrated to the United States in 1850. His son, William Thomas Davidge (1847-1899) was also a comic actor and was married to actress Maggie Harold Davidge (1852-1907). From the description of William Pleater Davidge collection of photographs, ca. 1867-1922. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 663988546 From the guide to the William Pleater Davidge collection of photographs, ...