Manuscripts

John Bannister letter to "My Dear Harley"

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Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1829.
Call number: mssHM 63331
Creator: Bannister, John (1760-1836)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Transferred from the Rare Books Dept., May 1981. John Bannister letter to possibly John Pritt Harley (1796-1858). This letter is one of a group of 35 letters and manuscripts written, mainly, by 19th century British actors and actresses; a small number were written by American, French, and Italian performers. The material was collected by Augustin Daly (1838-1899), an American playwright and producer, and bound in a volume entitled, Bills of the play, New York, 1892. The 35 items have been catalogued separately (HM 63331-63365) and a complete list of the letters and manuscripts is available from the Manuscripts Dept.
Associated people: Daly, Augustin, (1838-1899.); Harley, John Pritt, (1786-1858,)
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