Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Autograph letter signed : London, to [Mr. Calvert], 1873 April 3.

BIB_ID
411958
Accession number
MA 9542.2
Creator
Hollingshead, John, , 1827-1904.
Display Date
1873 April 3.
Credit line
Gift of DeCoursey Fales, 1962.
Description
1 item (1 page) ; 18.2 x 11.2 cm
Notes
Formerly accessioned as MA 2243.
The recipient is addressed only as "Dear Sir", but the letter appears to follow on to MA 9542.1 to Mr. Calvert; it is possible it was Charles Alexander Calvert, 1828-1879, an English actor and theatre manager.
Written on stationery printed "Gaiety Theatre, / Strand."
Provenance
Gift of DeCoursey Fales, 1962.
Summary
Thanking him for the papers; saying "I am afraid my proposed contribution will be too 'advanced' for you. I cannot avoid running into 'free' writing in such a scheme."