Charles A. Somerset Letter, July 30, 1828
Scope and Contents
This is a handwritten letter dated July 30, 1828 and signed by C.A. Somerset. The letter is addressed to an un-named publisher, in which Somerset refers to a short manuscript sent with the letter and requests addresses for "respectable publishers in the Whig interest." The letter is one sheet of paper measuring 16 cm by 20 cm. The paper is in excellent shape except for two corners, which are torn off probably as a result of the wax used to seal the letter. The torn corners do not affect the handwriting, which is very clear.
Dates
- Creation: 1828-07-30
Creator
- Somerset, Charles A. (Person)
Access Restrictions
This material is open for research.
Conditions Governing Access
Stored on-site at the Woodson Research Center.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish from the must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University.
Biographical Sketch
Little is known about C.A. Somerset other than what he says in this 1828 letter where he describes himself as "Dramatist to the Surrey Theatre, and the author Crazy Jane, The Nightingale, The Raven, Swiss Family, etc."
Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (one letter consisting of one sheet of paper measuring 16 cm by 20 cm.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract:
This is a handwritten letter dated July 30, 1828 and signed by C.A. Somerset. The letter is addressed to an un-named publisher, in which Somerset refers to a short manuscript sent with the letter and requests addresses for "respectable publishers in the Whig interest."
Acquisition Information
Purchased July 1957 at the recommendation of Rice history professor Hardin Craig.
Subject
- Surrey Theatre (Organization)
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Charles A. Somerset Letter, July 30, 1828
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Inventory prepared by Philip Montgomery
- Date
- 20080702
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA
713-348-2586
woodson@rice.edu