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Arne, Thomas Augustine to Garrick, David
c. 1750
Copy of an undated letter from Thomas Augustine Arne to David Garrick in an unknown hand, in which Arne provides his professional thoughts on Garrick's musical performance in a revival of the opera Ki...
Bishop, Sir Henry Rowley to Novello, Vincent
30 Dec 1846
Letter from Sir Henry Rowley Bishop to Vincent Novello, thanking Novello for his loan of Handel's Duets and the request of another score in preparation for a performance of ancient music. The postscri...
Christie, Alexander to Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria
3 Feb 1851
Handwritten letter and ink sketches from Alexander Christie to Mary Victoria Cowden Clarke, explaining how little time his has and expressing his regret at having left London before Cowden Clarke arri...
Cowden Clarke, Charles to Serle, Mary Sabilla
27 Jan 1842
Handwritten letter from Charles Cowden Clarke to his niece Mary Sabilla Serle, noting that he cannot visit but has not forgotten about her and looks forward to warmer days when she can visit them in B...
Cowden Clarke, Charles to Morris, William
Aug 1868
Handwritten draft of a letter from Charles Cowden Clarke to the designer, poet and artist William Morris, praising Morris's poems 'The Life and Death of Jason' and 'The Earthly Paradise' and mentionin...
Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria to Dennel, Charles F.
17 Jan 1852
Copy of a letter from Mary Victoria Cowden Clarke to Charles F. Dennel, noting that Abbott Lawrence had forwarded the testimonial chair from America alongside a letter of appreciation. Cowden Clarke i...
Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria to Gilchrist, Anne
12 Nov 1882
Handwritten letter from Mary Cowden Clarke to Ann[e] Gilchrist, in which she grants permission to quote from her published recollections of the poet Mary Lamb for her forthcoming biography, but that s...
Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria to Holsworth, G.
16 May 1868
Handwritten draft of a letter from Mary Cowden Clarke to G. Holdworth of the journal All the Year Round, thanking him for the cheque for eight guineas as payment for her verse story 'The Yule Log' and...
Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria to Jerrold, Douglas William
11 Oct 1849
Handwritten draft letter from Mary Victoria Cowden Clarke to Douglas William Jerrold, describing her happiness at receiving a letter from her husband Charles Cowden Clarke while he is away in Devonshi...
Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria to Jerrold, Douglas William
11 Oct 1849
Handwritten draft letter from Mary Victoria Cowden Clarke to Douglas William Jerrold, expressing her pleasure at the enthusiasm for her work on Shakespeare in North America and transcribes an extended...
Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria to Jerrold, Douglas William
23 Feb 1850
Handwritten draft letter from Mary Victoria Cowden Clarke to Douglas William Jerrold, enclosing several golden pens and thanking him for the copy of the Chronicle. Her husband Charles Cowden Clarke al...
Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria to Ollier, Edmund
15 Aug 1881
Draft handwritten letter from Mary Cowden Clarke to Edmund Ollier, recording her imminent return to Italy from London and her gratitude to Ollier for his letter about Percy and Mary Shelley.