Item 28: Letter from Edwin Forrest to L[ewis] J[acob]. Cist, Esq., 1857 November
Item — Box: 11, Folder: 28
Dates
- Created: 1857 November
Creator
- Forrest, Edwin, 1806-1872. (Person)
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Letter
Condition Note:
Good.
Measurements:
8 in. x 5 in.
Description:
This is a letter from Edwin Forrest to L.J. Cist from sometime in November of 1857. The purpose of this letter was to supply L. J. Cist with his autograph. The creator of this letter, Edwin Forrest, was born in Pennsylvania in 1806. He was known for his Shakespearean acting and his playwrights. In 1853 he got the opportunity to play Macbeth.
Location:
St. Louis, Missouri
Transcription:
St. Louis
Nov 1857
Sir, With pleasure I comply with your request. Truly Edwin Forrest
L.J. Cist, Esqu.
Sir, With pleasure I comply with your request. Truly Edwin Forrest
L.J. Cist, Esqu.
Creator
- Forrest, Edwin, 1806-1872. (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Wilkes University Archives Repository
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84 W South St.
Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
570-408-2000
570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu