Richard Brinsley Sheridan Collection, 1781-1814.

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Richard Brinsley Sheridan Collection, 1781-1814.

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The collection contains letters by, to and concerning Sheridan, including letters by Sheridan to Robert Barclay, the Duke of Bedford, and Samuel Whitehead; and writings by Sheridan, including four manuscript copies of the School for Scandal, one with annotations and corrections in Sheridan's hand; a holograph draft of a comic opera, The Foresters; and notes for Affectation, a projected comedy.

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8299225

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Whitehead, Samuel, -1864

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Barclay, Robert, 1648-1690

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Sheridan, Richard Brinsley

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Bedford, Francis Russell, Duke of, 1765-1802

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Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816

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