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Liston, John (c. 1776–1846), actor
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Letter from John Liston to Charles Mathews

  • MCOL/Van de Weyer Albums/Album 6/ff.91r-91v
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  • 23 November 1829
  • Part of Old Library

Autograph letter addressed from "174 Piccadilly ", signed, to Charles Mathews.
Transcription of opening lines: “My dear Canning, I mean Mathews, I have not refused to sit for you, that I know of, and I do not see that I have broken my promise to you by consenting to sit for Lord Essex.”

Van de Weyer, Jean Sylvain (1802-1874), diplomat