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Howard, James, of Brooklyn. Autograph letter signed from James Howard, Brooklyn, to Wally

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Creator
Howard, James, of Brooklyn, active 1849
Date
1849 May 13
Location
New York,  New York (State)
United States
Media format
Manuscript text
Extent
1 leaf
Language
English
Genre
Communications
Reference IDs
Folger bibliographic ID: 127
Folger call number: Y.c.3207
Folger holdings ID: 258744
Accession Number: cs955
Summary
A full and detailed account of the famous Astor Place Opera House Riot of preceding Monday, due to jealousy between Edwin Forrest and William Charles Macready
Notes
General notes

Included with the letter is a fragment explaining the contents of the letter and a typed out summary of the letter Includes both an autograph summary of the letter and a typescript summary from a sellers catalog

Also known as
Extended title: Autograph letter signed from James Howard, Brooklyn, to Wally 1849 May 13
Subjects
Howard, James, of Brooklyn, active 1849 Forrest, Edwin, 1806-1872 Macready, William Charles, 1793-1873 Astor Place Opera House Astor Place Riot, New York, N.Y., 1849
Related names
correspondent: Howard, James, of Brooklyn, active 1849
subject: Howard, James, of Brooklyn, active 1849
subject: Forrest, Edwin, 1806-1872
subject: Macready, William Charles, 1793-1873
subject: Astor Place Opera House