Leaf from a scrapbook

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2020949

Description

Title
Leaf from a scrapbook
Creator
Unidentified
Published / Created
[ca. 1785-90?]
Description
Affixed to leaf are: "Resolutions formed to promote Regalanty at Thames Castle during the Meeting for Acting Cymbeline," Thames Castle, 1785 Nov 20, autograph manuscript, written in an unidentified hand, 3 p., listing humorous regulations; and, affixed to verso, clippings from English newspapers relating to Gustavus Katterfelto (d. 1799). Clippings are announcements and reports of his exhibitions and lectures in London, some mentioning his association with the Comte de Grasse, who intended to draw Katterfelto to the attention of Benjamin Franklin in Paris.
Provenance
Ongoing collection of documents acquired by gift and purchase from various sources. Source information is recorded on each folder. For further information, consult the appropriate curator.
Digitization Note
Holograph letter affixed to verso, various clipping affixed to recto.
Language
English
French
German
Italian

Item Location

Repository
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number
GEN MSS MISC
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Container / Volume
GROUP 577, folder F-21

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Citation
[Author], [Item Title]. General Collection Manuscript Miscellany. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.

Identifiers

Catalog Record
4335094
Object ID (OID)
2020949

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