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Correspondence, 1769-85, 1794, n.d.

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MS. Eng. d. 3850

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Comprises:

(fols. ii-xii) an index of contents

letters to George Simon Harcourt, 2nd Earl Harcourt, from:

  1. (fols. 1-11, 13-22, 24-55) Catherine Clive, Dec. 1769-Nov. 1785
  2. (fols. 58, 61-8, 70-5, 78-105, 106-31, 132-200) Miss H. Hay, June 1769, Nov. 1773-Sept. [1784], mainly n.d.
  3. (fols. 69-70) Miss Hay to unidentified [probably George Simon Harcourt, 2nd Earl Harcourt], n.d.
  4. (fols. 200-2) [G?] Hay, Sept. 1794

letters to Elizabeth Harcourt, Countess Harcourt from:

  1. (fols. 8-9, 12-13) Catherine Clive, May-July 1772
  2. (fols. 59-60, 76-7) Miss H. Hay, July 1769, July 1775

and

  1. (fol. 23) copy of a letter from Catherine Clive, published in a newspaper, denying that she will return to acting following her retirement, Nov. [1773?]
  2. (fols. 56-7) verse 'On a Lady's Desiring to Come to a Rehearsal of the School for Rakes' by Catherine Clive, n.d.

Dates

  • Creation: 1769-85, 1794, n.d.

Extent

209 Leaves

Language of Materials

  • English

Shelfmark

MS. Eng. d. 3850