Autograph letter signed from H. Kelfe, Turin, to Charles Macklin, London, 1769 October 19

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CMV33358

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Y.c.3527

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Autograph letter signed from H. Kelfe, Turin, to Charles Macklin, London, 1769 October 19

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Hannah Norsa: Author

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A letter from actress Hannah Norsa, writing under the pseudonym H. Kelfe to Charles Macklin dated 19 October 1769.

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Hannah Norsa writes that she cannot scold in French and asks why Macklin has not answered her last two letters. She adds that she is disappointed to hear that Macklin was flirting at the Jubilee, and mentions seeing Voltaire. Norsa concludes by saying that it is “agreable [sic] going out hunting with the King and Dutchess de Savoye and dining with embassadors [sic].”

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230 x 200 mm

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The year of the letter has been added in pencil.

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Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

30 May 2024