Purchased with the Ellesmere collection from John Francis Granville Scroop Egerton, 3rd Earl of Ellesmere, through the agency of George D. Smith and Sotheby's of London, 1917. The collection was purchased by John Payne Collier. In 1853, he sold it to Francis Egerton, Viscount Brackley and 1st Earl of Ellesmere (1800-1857).

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Manuscripts
Application Sept. 27, [1823,] William Lee, Adelphi. Prod. Oct. 6. MS: dated by Larpent Sept. 29; previous title, The Prince is Come!, deleted.
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Application Nov. 25, 1822, James Winston, D.L. Prod. (as Simpson [UNK] Co.) Jan. 4, 1823. MS: dated by Larpent Nov. 27. Comp. Simpson and Co., 1822 (K-D 535): detailed differences in dialogue.
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Manuscripts
No application. Prod. Olympic, Oct. 27, 1823. MS: dated, by Larpent, Olympic, Oct. 18; last page dated Oct. 9.
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No application. Prod. Adelphi, Oct. 29, 1819. MS: dated, by Larpent, Adelphi, Oct. 27.
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No application. Prod. Adelphi, Oct. 9, 1820. MS: dated, by Larpent, Adelphi, Sept. 29.
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