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Booth, Junius Brutus, 1821-1883 to unknown

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02508.02 Author/Creator: Booth, Junius Brutus, 1821-1883 Place Written: Louisville, Kentucky Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1834/01/05 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Has learned that a valuable possession left with the recipient has been destroyed. Threatens to sue for five hundred dollars if the destroyed foot is not returned to him, his agent David Paul Brown or Mr. Duffy, the manager of the Arch Street Theatre.

Booth, Junius Brutus, 1821-1883
Brown, David Paul, 1795-1872

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