Paton, J. Noël Sir. Autograph letters signed from J. Noël Paton, Edinburgh, to various recipients

Folger bibliographic ID: 230860
Folger call number: Y.c.2064 (1-5)
Folger holdings ID: 279621
Accession Number: cs1418

Recipients: C. Roach Smith (1-4) and H. Rimbault, Esq. (5). Letters concern F.W. Fairholt's original sketches for the Halliwell-Phillipps edition of Shakespeare, willed to Paton but destroyed in a railway accident: "with exception of a life, no loss could have grieved me more." All letters written from 33 George Square, Edinburgh. (1) accompanied by envelope addressed to C. Roach Smith at Strood, near Rochester. (3-5) on mourning paper

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Bifolia Purchased from Maggs, 1925

Extended title: Autograph letters signed from J. Noël Paton, Edinburgh, to various recipients 1866

Paton, J. Noël Sir, 1821-1901 Smith, Charles Roach, 1807-1890 Rimbault, H., active 1866 Fairholt, F. W. 1814-1866 Halliwell-Phillipps, J. O. 1820-1889

correspondent: Paton, J. Noël Sir, (Joseph Noël), 1821-1901
subject: Paton, J. Noël Sir, (Joseph Noël), 1821-1901
subject: Smith, Charles Roach, 1807-1890
subject: Rimbault, H., active 1866
subject: Fairholt, F. W. (Frederick William), 1814-1866
subject: Halliwell-Phillipps, J. O. (James Orchard), 1820-1889
correspondent: Smith, Charles Roach, 1807-1890
correspondent: Rimbault, H., active 1866