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Autograph letter signed with initials : Knebworth, to William Macready, 1838 Oct. 23.

BIB_ID
301294
Accession number
MA 2096.21
Creator
Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron, 1803-1873.
Display Date
1838 Oct. 23.
Credit line
Gift of Weber de Vore, 1961.
Description
1 item (3 p., with address) ; 24.1 cm
Notes
Address panel with seal and postmarks.
Part of a collection of letters from Edward Bulwer Lytton to the actor William Macready. Items in the collection have been described in individual catalog records; see collection-level record for more information.
Provenance
Gift of Weber de Vore in 1961.
Summary
Reporting that he has completed a rough sketch of a play (which developed into Richelieu) and discussing it, noting that he has created the character of Richelieu specifically for Macready.