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A comparative review of the opinions of Mr. James Boaden, (editor of the Oracle) in February, March and April, 1795; and of James Boaden, Esq. (author of Fontainville Forest, and of a Letter to George Steevens, Esq.) in February, 1796, : relative to the Shakspeare MSS
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Fontainville Forest. Play, 5 acts. James Boaden
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The collection consists of official copies of plays submitted for licensing between 1737 and 1824. Most of copies were written by professional copyists. Approximately 95 of the plays submitted were printed texts, either whole or partial. These have been cataloged individually and may be searched in the online catalog.
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Le Marchant, Denis, 1795-1874. 1 letter to James Booth, 1796-1880, A.L.S. (3 p.), (1865, Feb. 24), London (Eng.)
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The majority of the collection consists of manuscripts and letters written by leading British Victorian political, scientific, and literary figures; there is also a small amount of material by American, French, German, and Polish writers. The manuscripts include poems by Daniel Webester, John Greenleaf Whittier, and Helen Maria Williams. The political correspondents include John Bright, Hugh McCalmont Cairns (Earl Cairns), George William Villiers (Earl of Clarendon), Frances Power Cobbe, Richard Cobden, William Ewart Gladstone, George Cornewall Lewis, Henry Temple (Viscount Palmerston), and George Frederick Robinson (Marquess of Ripon).
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Hill, Rowland, Sir, 1795-1879. 1 letter to James Booth, 1796-1880, A.L.S. (1 p.), (1866, Jan. 30), London (Eng.)
Manuscripts
The majority of the collection consists of manuscripts and letters written by leading British Victorian political, scientific, and literary figures; there is also a small amount of material by American, French, German, and Polish writers. The manuscripts include poems by Daniel Webester, John Greenleaf Whittier, and Helen Maria Williams. The political correspondents include John Bright, Hugh McCalmont Cairns (Earl Cairns), George William Villiers (Earl of Clarendon), Frances Power Cobbe, Richard Cobden, William Ewart Gladstone, George Cornewall Lewis, Henry Temple (Viscount Palmerston), and George Frederick Robinson (Marquess of Ripon).
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