Charles Kean letter to Colonel D'Aguilar

Charles Kean letter to Colonel D'Aguilar

Descriptive Summary

Title: Charles Kean letter to Colonel D'Aguilar
Creator: Kean, Charles John, 1811?-1868
Inclusive Dates: 1840 January 14
Language(s): English
Extent: 1 folder(s)
Collection Number: ms2435
Repository: Hargrett Library

Collection Description

Historical Note

Charles John Kean (1811?-1868) was an English actor-manager best known for his revivals of Shakespearean plays.

For further information, see the article "Charles Kean" at Encyclopaedia Britannica.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of one letter: dated Washington, January 14, 1840, "My dear Colonel" (Colonel D'Aguilar), signed "Charles Kean," regarding many disasters that have befallen Kean on his American tour.


Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Charles Kean letter to Colonel D'Aguilar, ms2435, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Finding Aid Publication

Finding aid prepared on: 2017.


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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 
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11Letter, 1840 January 14

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