1-272-854 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Letter from Sir Richard Steele to Henry Pelham, 27th May 1720. Letter to Henry Pelham, Secretary to Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of Newcastle, Lord Chamberlain, desiring to know whether the Duke will recall the order of silence imposed upon Drury Lane Theatre, with a threat of proceedings in defence of his rights as Manager under a royal patent. From the second series of Facsimiles of royal, historical, literary and other autographs in the Department of Manuscripts, British Museum: Series I-V. (London, 1899).