Letter from Samuel Phelps to T.R. Worthing, c1840s [manuscript].
1840
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Letter from Samuel Phelps to T.R. Worthing, c1840s [manuscript].
Created/published
England?, 1840s?
Description
1 item ; 23 x 19 cm
Associated name
Phelps, Samuel, 1804-1848, sender.
Worthing, T.R., addressee.
Worthing, T.R., addressee.
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Dealer's description: "Samuel Phelps. Shakespearean actor-manager. To T. R. Worthing, regarding an engagement with his theatre company in Exeter. No date. c. 1840s. "I should like very much to visit Exeter, but the distance is so great & traveling with my family is so confoundingly expensive--that I had made up my mind, this summer should end my wanderings--however as Exeter is in the 'land of my nativity' it is a strong temptation for me to winter with you. Mr. Hughes can tell you more than you know of my capability. My terms are three guineas for myself & wife who can play little chambermaids &tc. and be useful on all accounts. I have mentioned the lowest salary I have received during the last 4 or 5 years . . . " Two pages. Dimensions nine by seven and a quarter inches."
Dealer's description: "Samuel Phelps. Shakespearean actor-manager. To T. R. Worthing, regarding an engagement with his theatre company in Exeter. No date. c. 1840s. "I should like very much to visit Exeter, but the distance is so great & traveling with my family is so confoundingly expensive--that I had made up my mind, this summer should end my wanderings--however as Exeter is in the 'land of my nativity' it is a strong temptation for me to winter with you. Mr. Hughes can tell you more than you know of my capability. My terms are three guineas for myself & wife who can play little chambermaids &tc. and be useful on all accounts. I have mentioned the lowest salary I have received during the last 4 or 5 years . . . " Two pages. Dimensions nine by seven and a quarter inches."
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Letters (correspondence)
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FAST ACC 271289 (flat)