James Winston Papers: Finding Aid mssWinston
Finding aid prepared by Gayle M. Richardson, April 29, 2013.
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Title: James Winston Papers
Identifier/Call Number: mssWinston
Physical Description:
3.2 Linear Feet
(4 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1760-1841
Abstract: This collection contains the papers of
British theater proprietor and author James Winston (1773-1843) consisting of Winston's four
volumes of Theatrical Records & Memoranda (1803-1816, 1820-1830); research material for
his work on the lives of various performers; manuscripts; letters by various British
performers and theatre people; and documents related to the daily running of
theatres.
Language of Material: English.
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item]. James Winston Papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino,
California.
Provenance
The James Winston Papers were acquired in three separate acquisitions:
- The four volumes of Winston's Theatre Diaries were acquired from Hodgson & Co.
1958/9:9, through Ifan Kyrle Fletcher in June 1959 (no accession number).
- The largest group of letters, autograph notes and clippings was acquired from Mrs. C.
A. Kyrle Fletcher in March 1978 (Acc. No. 512).
- The final group of letters was acquired from Mrs. C. A. Kyrle Fletcher in Sep. 1978
(Acc. No. 582).
Cataloging Decisions
1. The James Winston Theatre Journals were acquired in 1959 and cataloged (HM 19925); the
remainder of the Winston material, acquired in 1978, was left uncataloged until it was
decided to bring all of this material together as the James Winston Papers in order to fully
catalog the entire collection.
2. A number of the letters and documents were originally pasted down onto sheets of paper
by Winston; some evidence of the original location (old glue, tabs, etc.) remain on the
material. Other evidence of Winston's previous ownership: some of the material has been
trimmed down and some retain the pencilled notations and notes made by him.
Related Materials in the Huntington Library
- Winston, James to William Upcott, (1815-1824), in the
William Upcott Correspondence
(Call number: mssUP 530-532)
- Winston, James, letter (1826, Mar. 29), in the extra-illustrated
William Charles Macready : A memorial, comprising "Macready's
reminiscences" (Vol. II, p. 177)
(Call number: 264486)
- Larpent, John to James Winston, (1819-1820) (Call number: mssHM 36695-36696)
-
Dorothy Jordan Papers (1794-1852)
(Call
number: mssDJ 1-527)
-
James Robinson Planché Papers (1794-1882)
(Call number: mssJP 1-331)
-
James St. Aubyn. Journal of James St. Aubyn
(1819-1859)
(Call number: mssHM 63181)
Biographical Note
James Winston (1773-1843) was born James Bown in Covent Garden; in 1795 his maternal
grandfather died leaving him a substantial inheritance and as a requirement for inheritance
he changed his name to Winston by Royal License.
By 1799, Winston became proprietor at the Richmond Theatre (under the name James Neville),
as well as acting various parts throughout the provinces with his wife, the actress Frances
Mary Villars. In 1805, Winston obtained an interest in the Haymarket Theatre, and, in
association with R. W. Elliston, became manager of the Surrey and Olympic Theatres, and
finally the Theatre Royal Drury Lane from 1819-1826.
Winston is also important for his written accounts of the British Theatre:
The Theatric Tourist (1805), and his Theatrical Journals
(1803-1830); he was also a founding member of The Garrick Club in 1831, and served as
secretary until his death in July 1843.
Scope and Content
This collection consists of Winston's four volumes of Theatrical Records & Memoranda
(1803-1816, 1820-1830), research material for his work on the lives of various performers in
the form of autograph notes, clippings and printed material. The remainder of the collection
consists of manuscripts, letters by various British performers and theatre people, and
documents related to the daily running of theatres, such as receipts, invoices, statements
of accounts and cheques. Among the subjects of the research material and correspondents are:
Tony Aston, John Braham, William Dunn, Mary King, Elizabeth Leak, Henry Lee, Louis Leoni
Lee, George William Reeve, Frederick Reynolds, Sarah Butcher Ward, Thomas Achurch Ward,
James Prescott Warde, Mary Anne Welsh and Thomas Welsh.
The papers consist of the following series:
1. Theatrical Records & Memoranda (Box 1) are four volumes arranged chronologically.
The volumes cover the years 1803-1816, 1820-1830, and contain an account of Winston's
employment at Drury Lane; the volumes also contain accounts of the performances in both
major and minor theatres throughout the country. In Volumes II-IV, Winston also includes his
own personal observations which make the volumes more like diaries rather than just lists
recording facts about performers and theatres. Please note all four volumes are in fragile
condition so please handle carefully.
2. Research Material (Box 2) is arranged alphabetically by the name of each actor and
actress. This material consists of Winston's research on the lives of various performers in
the form of autograph notes, clippings and printed material. It appears to be only a small
portion of his research as the names covered are chiefly "L," "R" and "W."
3. Manuscripts, Documents & Correspondence (Boxes 3-4) are arranged alphabetically by
author. The material was originally interfiled with the Research Material but for purposes
of cataloging, this manuscript material was removed and cataloged separately. This material
includes two manuscripts about Tony Aston copied out by James Winston but mainly consists of
letters by various British performers and theatre people to Robert William Elliston and
James Winston; also included are documents related to the daily running of theatres, such as
receipts, invoices, statements of accounts and cheques.
Arrangement
Organized in the following manner: 1. Theatrical Records & Memoranda (Vols. I - IV)
(Box 1); 2. Research Material (Box 2); 3. Manuscripts, Documents & Correspondence (Boxes
3-4); arranged chronologically and alphabetically.
Indexing: Subjects
Aston, Tony, ca. 1682- ca. 1753. In Research Material, ([before 1843]). HM 79480.
Aston, Tony, ca. 1682- ca. 1753. In James Winston, 1773-1843, "The Fool's Opera…," ([ca.
1835]?). HM 79611.
Aston, Tony, ca. 1682- ca. 1753. In James Winston, 1773-1843, "Tony Aston's Petition…,"
([ca. 1835]?). HM 79612.
Betty, William Hen. West (William Henry West), 1791-1874. In Samuel Thomas Russell, ca.
1770-1845, letter to James Winston, 1773-1843, (1823, Apr. 6). HM 79573.
Braham, John, 1774-1856. In William Lee, active 1772-1807, letter to R. W. (Robert
William) Elliston, 1774-1831, (1816, Sep. 17). HM 79544.
Colman, George, 1762-1836. In Henry Lee, 1765-1836, letter to James Winston, 1773-1843,
(1806, June 1). HM 79534.
Dimond, William, active 1800-1830. In Thomas Welsh, ca. 1780-1848, letter to R. W. (Robert
William) Elliston, 1774-1831, ([ca. 1815]?). HM 79594.
Elliston, R. W. (Robert William), 1774-1831. In Jane Egerton, letter to James Winston,
1773- 1843, (1819, Aug. 31). HM 79525.
Elliston, R. W. (Robert William), 1774-1831. In Samuel Thomas Russell, ca. 1770-1845,
letter to James Winston, 1773-1843, (1823, Apr. 6). HM 79573.
Elliston, R. W. (Robert William), 1774-1831. In James Winston, 1773-1843, letter to Thomas
Welsh, ca. 1780-1848, ([ca. 1820]?). HM 79614.
Garrick Club. In Thomas Lee, letter to James Winston, 1773-1843, (1832, Mar. 8). HM 79541.
Kemble, Charles, 1775-1854. In James Prescott Warde, 1792-1840, letter to R. W. (Robert
William) Elliston, 1774-1831, (1825). HM 79583-79584.
Leak, Elizabeth, ca. 1778- ca. 1832. In Research Material, ([before 1843]). HM 79481.
Leak, Elizabeth, ca. 1778- ca. 1832. In Tilbury & Bedford (firm), letter to Richard
Peake, 1757- 1829, (1800, Dec. 15). HM 79575.
Ledger, John, 1749-1808. In Research Material, ([before 1843]). HM 79484.
Lee, Henry, 1765-1836. In Research Material, ([before 1843]). HM 79485.
Lee, Henry, 1765-1836.
Caleb Quotem (farce). In Henry Lee,
1765-1836, letter to R. W. (Robert William) Elliston, 1774-1831, (1821, Nov. 2). HM
79532.
Lee, John, 1795-1881. In Research Material, ([before 1843]). HM 79486.
Lee, Louis Leoni, d. 1871. In Research Material, ([before 1843]). HM 79487.
Lee, Sophia, 1750-1824. In [Proprietors of Drury Lane], [Receipt…], (1796, May 17). HM
79563.
Legg, Jonathan, d. 1778. In Research Material, ([before 1843]). HM 79490.
Leicester, Eliza, active 1769-1794. In Research Material, ([before 1843]). HM 79491.
Leigh, Anthony, d. 1692. In Research Material, ([before 1843]). HM 79492.
Leigh, Mr. (John), 1689-1726. In Research Material, ([before 1843]). HM 79493.
Lennox, Charlotte, ca. 1729-1804. In Research Material, ([before 1843]). HM 79494.
Leoni, Michael, ca. 1750-1797. In Research Material, ([before 1843]). HM 79497.
Leserve, Anna Maria, d. 1831. In Research Material, ([before 1843]). HM 79498.
Pearman, William P., 1792-1837. In Research Material, ([before 1843]). HM 79500.
Reynolds, Frederick, 1764-1841. In Research Material, ([before 1843]). HM 79501.
Robertson, James, 1714-1795. In Research Material, ([before 1843]). HM 79502.
Robinson, Richard, d. 1647. In Research Material, ([before 1843]). HM 79504.
Russell, Samuel Thomas, ca. 1770-1845. In Research Material, ([before 1843]). HM 79505.
Ward, Sarah, 1711-1786. In Research Material, ([before 1843]). HM 79506.
Ward, Sarah, 1727?-1771. In Research Material, ([before 1843]). HM 79507.
Ward, Sarah, 1756?-1838?. In Research Material, ([before 1843]). HM 79508.
Ward, Thomas Achurch, 1747-1835. In Research Material, ([before 1843]). HM 79509.
Warde, James Prescott, 1792-1840. In Research Material, ([before 1843]). HM 79510.
Welsh, Mary Anne, 1802-1867. In Research Material, ([before 1843]). HM 79511.
Welsh, Mary Anne, 1802-1867. In Anonymous, letter to James Winston, 1773-1843, (1821, Feb.
15). HM 79515.
Welsh, Mary Anne, 1802-1867. In Thomas Welsh, ca. 1780-1848, letter to George Henry
Robins, 1778-1847, (1821, Jan. 8). HM 79598.
Welsh, Mary Anne, 1802-1867. In Thomas Welsh, ca. 1780-1848, letter to James Winston,
1773-1843, ([ca. 1821?]). HM 79608.
Welsh, Mary Anne, 1802-1867. In James Winston, 1773-1843, letter to Thomas Welsh, ca.
1780-1848, ([ca. 1820]?). HM 79614.
Welsh, Thomas, ca. 1780-1848. In Research Material, ([before 1843]). HM 79512.
Welsh, Thomas, ca. 1780-1848. In Messers. Hammersleys & Co., [Four cheques…], (1805,
May 4 - Oct. 21). HM 79559.
Welsh, Thomas, ca. 1780-1848. In James Winston, 1773-1843, [Contract…], ([ca. 1818]). HM
79613.
Indexing: Added Entries
Beazley, Samuel, 1786-1851. Addressee for Thomas Welsh, ca. 1780-1848, ([1826]?, Sep. 27).
HM 79592.
Colman, George, 1762-1836. Addressee for Anna Maria Leserve, d. 1831, (1816, Mar. 14). HM
79555.
Dunn, William, 1782-1855. Addressee for Frederick Reynolds, 1764-1841, (1837, July [26?]).
HM 79569.
Elliston, R. W. (Robert William), 1774-1831. Addressee for Henry Lee, 1765-1836, (1821).
HM 79531-79532.
Elliston, R. W. (Robert William), 1774-1831. Addressee for William Lee, active 1772-1807,
(1816-1825). HM 79544-79549.
Elliston, R. W. (Robert William), 1774-1831. Addressee for Anna Maria Leserve, d. 1831,
(1819, Jan. 12). HM 79556.
Elliston, R. W. (Robert William), 1774-1831. Addressee for J---- S---- Ward, (1824, Oct.
13). HM 79576.
Elliston, R. W. (Robert William), 1774-1831. Addressee for James Prescott Warde,
1792-1840, (1825). HM 79582-79584.
Elliston, R. W. (Robert William), 1774-1831. Addressee for James Welsh, active 1792-1806,
([ca. 1810]?). HM 79590.
Elliston, R. W. (Robert William), 1774-1831. Addressee for Thomas Welsh, ca. 1780-1848,
([ca. 1810]?-1821). HM 79593-79595.
Elliston, R. W. (Robert William), 1774-1831. Signature on [Promissory note…], (1817, Dec.
29). HM 79543.
Harley, John Pritt, 1786-1858. Addressee for John Lee, 1795-1881, ([ca. 1820]?). HM
79535.
Johnstone, John Henry, 1749-1828. Addressee for William Dunn, 1782-1855, (1826, Feb. 26).
HM 79523.
Kenneth, William, active 1825-1835. Addressee for John Lee, 1795-1881, (1828, Mar. 17). HM
79536.
Laporte, P. F. (Pierre François), 1799-1841. Addressee for George Bartley, 1782-1858,
(1834, Apr. 17). HM 79516.
Payne, John Howard, 1791-1852. Signature on paper with signature of Elizabeth Leak, ca.
1778-ca. 1832, (1814, Apr. 26). HM 79527.
Peake, Richard, 1757-1829. Addressee for Louis Leoni, (1815, Apr. 5). HM 79554.
Peake, Richard, 1757-1829. Addressee for Tilbury & Bedford (firm), (1800, Dec. 15). HM
79575.
Peake, Richard, 1757-1829. Addressee for James Welsh, active 1792-1806, (1809, July 31).
HM 79591.
Peake, Richard, 1757-1829. Addressee for Thomas Welsh, ca. 1780-1848, ([1792]?). HM
79597.
Peake, Richard, 1757-1829. Signature on cheques, (1805, May 4 - Oct. 21). HM 79559.
Robins, George Henry, 1778-1847. Addressee for J---- S---- Ward, ([ca. 1815]?, [Aug.]?).
HM 79577.
Robins, George Henry, 1778-1847. Addressee for Thomas Welsh, ca. 1780-1848, (1821). HM
79598-79599.
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816. Addressee for Elizabeth Leak, ca. 1778 - ca. 1832,
([ca. 1794]?). HM 79528.
Triphook, Robert. Addressee for William Thomas Lowndes, 1798?-1843, ([ca. 1840]?). HM
79557.
Welsh, Thomas, ca. 1780-1848. Addressee for James Winston, 1773-1843, ([ca. 1820]?). HM
79614.
Welsh, Thomas, ca. 1780-1848. Signature on [Receipt…], (1805, Oct. 21). HM 79564.
Winston, James, 1773-1843. Signature on William Dunn, 1782-1855, letter to John Henry
Johnstone, 1749-1828, (1826, Feb. 26). HM 79523.
Winston, James, 1773-1843. Signature on paper with signature of Elizabeth Leak, ca. 1778 -
ca. 1832, (1814, Apr. 26). HM 79527.
General
Former call number: mssHM 19925, mssHM 79480-79614
Bibliography
Highfill, Philip H.
A Biographical Dictionary of Actors,
Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers, & Other Stage Personnel in London, 1660-1800
(Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1973-1993).
Houtchens, Lawrence H. & Houtchens, Carolyn W.
Leigh Hunt's
Dramatic Criticism, 1808- 1831
(New York: Columbia University Press,
1949).
Murray, Christopher.
Robert William Elliston: Manager
(London: The Society for Theatre Research, 1975).
Watson, Ernest B.
Sheridan to Robertson: A Study of the
Nineteenth-Century London Stage
(Cambridge: Harvard University Press,
1926).
Winston, James.
Drury Lane Journal: Selections from James
Winston's Diaries, 1819-1827
(London: The Society for Theatre Research,
1974).
Winston, James.
The Theatric Tourist: A Facsimile of the First
and Only Edition of 1805…
(London: The Society for Theatre Research and The British
Library, 2008).
Also online resources including: Google, Library of Congress and
The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Theater -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century --
Sources
Theater -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century --
Sources
Great Britain -- History -- 18th century
Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
Business letters -- Great Britain -- 18th century
Business letters -- Great Britain -- 19th century
Clippings -- Great Britain -- 18th century
Clippings -- Great Britain -- 19th century
Diaries -- Great Britain -- 19th century
Documents -- Great Britain -- 18th century
Documents -- Great Britain -- 19th century
Letters (correspondence) -- Great Britain -- 18th century
Letters (correspondence) -- Great Britain -- 19th century
Manuscripts -- Great Britain -- 19th century
Playbills -- Great Britain -- 18th century
Playbills -- Great Britain -- 19th century
Theatrical Records & Memoranda
Box 1
Theatrical Records & Memoranda -- Volumes I - IV. HM 19925
[Winston, James, 1773-1843]. [Theatrical records and memoranda: Volume I],
1 vol., (1803, Sep. - 1816, Sep.).
HM 19925 (Vol
Scope and Contents
I). Note: with paper covers, spine missing, pages loose; very fragile -- please
handle carefully.
[Winston, James, 1773-1843]. [Theatrical records and memoranda: Volume II],
1 vol., (1820, Jan. 1 - 1823, Apr. 29).
HM 19925 (Vol
Scope and Contents
II). Note: with paper board covers, spine damaged, loose pages; very fragile --
please handle carefully.
[Winston, James, 1773-1843]. [Theatrical records and memoranda: Volume
III], 1 vol., (1823, Apr. 30 - 1827, Jan. 23).
HM 19925 (Vol
Scope and Contents
III). Note: with paper board covers, spine damaged, loose pages; very fragile --
please handle carefully.
[Winston, James, 1773-1843]. [Theatrical records and memoranda: Volume IV],
1 vol., (1827, Jan. 24 - 1830, Oct. 7).
HM 19925 (Vol
Scope and Contents
IV). Note: with paper board covers, spine damaged, loose pages; very fragile --
please handle carefully.
Box 2
Research Material - Autograph Notes, Clippings & Printed Material --
Aston - Welsh. HM 79480 - 79513
Research Material. Tony Aston, ca. 1682 - ca. 1753: autograph notes, (6
p.), ([before 1843]).
HM 79480
Research Material. Elizabeth Leak, ca. 1778 - ca. 1832: autograph notes,
clippings & printed material, (14 p.), ([before 1843]).
HM 79481
Scope and Contents
Note: one page of notes written on the verso of a letter from [Messers Von Eck?] to
Mrs. & Miss Leak, Friday Morning: Jan the 18th.
Research Material. [Miss] ----- Leary: autograph notes & clippings, (4
p.), ([before 1843]).
HM 79482
Research Material. [Mrs. ----- Leaver]: clipping, (1 p.), (1790, Aug.
26).
HM 79483
Research Material. John Ledger, 1749-1808: autograph notes & clippings,
(4 p.), ([before 1843]).
HM 79484
Research Material. Henry Lee, 1765-1836: autograph notes & clipping, (3
p.), ([before 1843]).
HM 79485
Research Material. John Lee, 1795-1881: autograph note & clipping, (2
p.), ([before 1843]).
HM 79486
Research Material. Louis Leoni Lee, d. 1871: autograph notes &
clippings, (2 p.), ([before 1843]).
HM 79487
Research Material. Thomas Lee: autograph notes & clipping, (2 p.),
([before 1843]).
HM 79488
Research Material. "Lee's Various:" autograph notes, clippings, printed
material & playbill, (10 p.), ([before 1843]).
HM 79489
Research Material. Jonathan Legg, d. 1778: autograph note & clippings,
(3 p.), ([before 1843]).
HM 79490
Research Material. Eliza Leicester, active 1769-1794: autograph note &
clippings, (3 p.), ([before 1843]).
HM 79491
Research Material. Anthony Leigh, d. 1692: autograph notes & printed
material, (5 p.), ([before 1843]).
HM 79492
Research Material. Mr. (John) Leigh, 1689-1726: autograph notes, (2 p.),
([before 1843]).
HM 79493
Scope and Contents
Followed by: pages for Mrs. Leigh (2 p.).
Research Material. Charlotte Lennox, ca. 1729-1804: autograph notes, (2
p.), ([before 1843]).
HM 79494
Scope and Contents
Cataloger's Note: Winston's note with a name is probably for another actor.
Research Material. [Mr. ----- Lenox or Lennox]: autograph note &
clippings, (2 p.), ([before 1843]).
HM 79495
Research Material. William Leonard: autograph notes & clippings, (3
p.), ([before 1843]).
HM 79496
Research Material. Michael Leoni, ca. 1750-1797: autograph notes, clippings
& playbill, (11 p.), ([before 1843]).
HM 79497
Research Material. Anna Maria Leserve, d. 1831: autograph notes &
clippings, (1 p.), ([before 1843]).
HM 79498
Research Material. [Miss ----- Leslie]: clipping, (1 p.), (1830, Dec.
10).
HM 79499
Research Material. William P. Pearman, 1792-1837: autograph note, (1 p.),
([before 1843]).
HM 79500
Research Material. Frederick Reynolds, 1764-1841: autograph note, (1 p.),
([before 1843]).
HM 79501
Research Material. James Robertson, 1714-1795: autograph notes &
clippings, (1 p.), ([before 1843]).
HM 79502
Research Material. [Miss ----- ] Robinson, active 1723?-1735: autograph
notes, (2 p.), ([before 1843]).
HM 79503
Scope and Contents
Cataloger's Note: Miss Robinson later became Mrs. Campbell Price.
Research Material. Richard Robinson, d. 1647: autograph notes &
clippings, (2 p.), ([before 1843]).
HM 79504
Research Material. Samuel Thomas Russell, ca. 1770-1845: printed material,
(1 p.), ([before 1843]).
HM 79505
Research Material. Sarah Ward, 1711-1786: autograph notes & clippings,
(7 p.), ([before 1843]).
HM 79506
Scope and Contents
Cataloger's Note: one of the three Sarah Wards in the collection: she is Mrs. John,
née Butcher, the matriarch of the Kemble/Siddons family. Some of the enclosed may be
for one of the other Sarah Wards.
Research Material. Sarah Ward, 1727?-1771: autograph notes & clippings,
(4 p.), ([before 1843]).
HM 79507
Scope and Contents
Cataloger's Note: one of the three Sarah Wards in the collection: she is Mrs.
Henry, née Achurch, who fl. 1746-1770. Some of the enclosed may be for one of the
other Sarah Wards.
Research Material. Sarah Ward, 1756?-1838?: autograph notes &
clippings, (4 p.), ([before 1843]).
HM 79508
Scope and Contents
Cataloger's Note: one of the three Sarah Wards in the collection: she is Mrs.
Thomas Achurch, née Hoare, an actress. Some of the enclosed may be for one of the
other Sarah Wards.
Research Material. Thomas Achurch Ward, 1747-1835: autograph notes &
clippings, (3 p.), ([before 1843]).
HM 79509
Scope and Contents
Cataloger's Note: one autograph note about "Henry Ward."
Research Material. James Prescott Warde, 1792-1840: autograph notes,
printed material & clippings, (16 p.), ([before 1843]).
HM 79510
Research Material. Mary Anne Welsh, 1802-1867: autograph notes &
clippings, (18 p.), ([before 1843]).
HM 79511
Scope and Contents
Cataloger's Note: performed as "Miss Wilson;" she married Thomas Welsh in 1827.
Research Material. Thomas Welsh, ca. 1780-1848: autograph notes &
clippings, (12 p.), ([before 1843]).
HM 79512
Scope and Contents
Cataloger's Note: includes clippings for the names Welch, Welsh and Walsh.
Research Material. [Title Deed: printed form, partially filled in: possibly
cut down to be used as a prop for a production of
The Merchant
of Venice
], (1 piece), ([ca. 1830]?).
HM 79513
Scope and Contents
With autograph list of characters, as witnesses, written on the bottom of the
deed.
Manuscripts, Documents & Correspondence
Box 3
Manuscripts, Documents & Correspondence -- Alexander - Proprietors. HM
79514-79564
Alexander Lee & Lee (firm). [Receipt and invoice for the sum of £6 6 2
for various pieces of music], A. Ds. S. (2 p.), (1829, July 22), London
(Eng.).
HM 79514
Scope and Contents
Note: invoice made out to R. W. Elliston and dated 1828.
Anonymous. 1 letter to James Winston, 1773-1843, A.L.S. (3 p.), (1821, Feb.
15), London (Eng.).
HM 79515
Bartley, George, 1782-1858. 1 letter to P. F. (Pierre François) Laporte,
1799-1841, A.L.S. (3 p.), (1834, Apr. 17), London (Eng.).
HM 79516
Braham, John, 1774-1856. 1 letter to James Winston, 1773-1843, A.L.S. (1
p.), (1819, Sep. 28), [London (Eng.)].
HM 79517
Butler, Samuel W. 1 letter to [The Editor of the Age], A.L.S. (3 p.),
([1832]?, July 17), London (Eng.).
HM 79518
Scope and Contents
Also enclosed: autograph note by Winston.
Cross, J. C. (John Cartwright), -1809. 1 letter to [Mr.] ----- Hill, A.L.S.
(1 p.), (1803, Aug. 30), London (Eng.).
HM 79519
Scope and Contents
Also enclosed: autograph note by Winston.
Davis, William. 1 letter to James Winston, 1773-1843, A.L.S. (3 p.), ([ca.
1820]?), Holborn (Eng.).
HM 79520
Diddear, [John?], 1761-1841. 1 letter to James Winston, 1773-1843, A.L.S.
(2 p.), (1813, Apr. 19), Shoreditch (Eng.).
HM 79521
Scope and Contents
Also enclosed: autograph note by Winston.
Dimond, William, active 1800-1830. 1 letter to James Winston, 1773-1843,
A.L.S. (1 p.), ([ca. 1807]?), London (Eng.).
HM 79522
Dunn, William, 1782-1855. 1 letter to [John Henry Johnstone, 1749-1828],
A.L.S. (2 p.), (1826, Feb. 26), [London (Eng.)].
HM 79523
Scope and Contents
Also signed by James Winston.
Duruset, John, 1796-1843. 1 letter to James Winston, 1773-1843, A.L.S. (1
p.), ([ca. 1820]?), [London (Eng.)].
HM 79524
Egerton, Jane. 1 letter to James Winston, 1773-1843, A.L.S. (3 p.), (1819,
Aug. 31), Windsor (Eng.).
HM 79525
Scope and Contents
Note: very fragile and damaged, with some early repairs -- please handle
carefully.
King, Mary, 1730-1813. 1 letter to James Winston, 1773-1843, A.L.S. (1 p.),
(1811, Jan. 6), Hull (Eng.).
HM 79526
Scope and Contents
Note: slightly damaged -- handle carefully.
Leak, Elizabeth, ca. 1778 - ca. 1832. [Signatures], A.Ds.S. (5 pieces),
(1814-1817).
HM 79527
Scope and Contents
Note: clipped signatures; one is dated "April 26th 1814" and also signed by James
Winston and John Howard Payne, 1791-1852.
Leak, Elizabeth, ca. 1778 - ca. 1832. 1 letter to Richard Brinsley
Sheridan, 1751-1816, A.L.S. (1 p.), ([ca. 1794]?, Sep. 24), London
(Eng.).
HM 79528
[Lee, Alexander]. 1 letter to James Winston, 1773-1843, A.L. (2 p.), (1819,
Aug. 9), Clapham (Eng.).
HM 79529
Scope and Contents
Note: written in the third person.
Lee, G---- A----. 1 letter to [My dear Sir], A.L.S. (1 p.), (1825, Nov.
30), Manchester (Eng.).
HM 79530
Lee, Henry, 1765-1836. 1 letter to R. W. (Robert William) Elliston,
1774-1831, A.L.S. (3 p.), (1821, Sep. 25), Barnstaple (N. Devon, Eng.).
HM 79531
Lee, Henry, 1765-1836. 1 letter to R. W. (Robert William) Elliston,
1774-1831, A.L.S. (4 p.), (1821, Nov. 2), Barnstaple (N. Devon, Eng.).
HM 79532
Lee, Henry, 1765-1836. 1 letter to James Winston, 1773-1843, A.L.S. (4 p.),
(1805, Aug. 12), Taunton (Somerset, Eng.).
HM 79533
Scope and Contents
Note: damaged, with some loss of text -- please handle carefully.
Lee, Henry, 1765-1836. 1 letter to James Winston, 1773-1843, A.L.S. (4 p.),
(1806, June 1), Blandford (Somerset, Eng.).
HM 79534
Lee, John, 1795-1881. 1 note to John Pritt Harley, 1786-1858, A.N.S. (1
p.), ([ca. 1820]?), [London (Eng.)].
HM 79535
Lee, John, 1795-1881. 1 letter to William Kenneth, active 1825-1835, A.L.S.
(1 p.), (1828, Mar. 17), Brighton (Eng.).
HM 79536
Lee, John, 1795-1881. 1 letter to [Dear Sir], A.L.S. (1 p.), ([1824]?, Mar.
16), London (Eng.).
HM 79537
Lee, Louis Leoni, d. 1871. [Signatures], A.Ds.S. (2 pieces), ([before
1871]).
HM 79538
Scope and Contents
Note: clipped signatures.
Lee, Louis Leoni, d. 1871. 1 letter to Robert Nunn, A.L.S. (1 p.), (1841,
Feb. 16), London (Eng.).
HM 79539
Scope and Contents
Note: fragile -- please do not remove from mylar.
Lee, Thomas. 1 letter to James Winston, 1773-1843, A.L.S. (2 p.), (1823,
Sep. 24), London (Eng.).
HM 79540
Lee, Thomas. 1 letter to James Winston, 1773-1843, A.L.S. (2 p.), (1832,
Mar. 8), [London (Eng.)].
HM 79541
Lee, Thomas. 1 letter to James Winston, 1773-1843, A.L.S. (1 p.), (1833,
Nov. 7), London (Eng.).
HM 79542
Lee, William, active 1772-1807. [Promissory note for the sum of Ten
pounds], A.D.S. (1 p.), (1817, Dec. 29), London (Eng.).
HM 79543
Scope and Contents
Note: written to and cancelled by R. W. Elliston. On verso: signed by Lee and [J.
Heywood?].
Lee, William, active 1772-1807. 1 letter to R. W. (Robert William)
Elliston, 1774-1831, A.L.S. (3 p.), (1816, Sep. [17?]), Worcester
(Eng.).
HM 79544
Lee, William, active 1772-1807. 1 letter to R. W. (Robert William)
Elliston, 1774-1831, A.L.S. (3 p.), (1818, Sep. 12), London (Eng.).
HM 79545
Lee, William, active 1772-1807. 1 letter to R. W. (Robert William)
Elliston, 1774-1831, A.L.S. (1 p.), (1819, June).
HM 79546
Scope and Contents
Also: statement of accounts for Keely & Elliot (2 p.). Also enclosed: box
receipts and amounts due R. W. Elliston; written on two small pieces of paper.
Lee, William, active 1772-1807. 1 letter to R. W. (Robert William)
Elliston, 1774-1831, A.L.S. (2 p.), (1819, Aug. 11), London (Eng.).
HM 79547
Scope and Contents
With cover sheet.
Lee, William, active 1772-1807. 1 letter to R. W. (Robert William)
Elliston, 1774-1831, A.L.S. (4 p.), (1819, Nov. 1), London (Eng.).
HM 79548
Lee, William, active 1772-1807. 1 letter to R. W. (Robert William)
Elliston, 1774-1831, A.L.S. (1 p.), (1825, Aug. 6), London (Eng.).
HM 79549
Lee, William, active 1772-1807. 1 letter to James Winston, 1773-1843,
A.L.S. (1 p.), (1806, Jan. 10), Haverfordwest (Pembrokeshire, Wales).
HM 79550
Lee, William, active 1772-1807. 1 letter to James Winston, 1773-1843,
A.L.S. (1 p.), (1817, Jan. 30), Canterbury (Eng.).
HM 79551
Leonard, William. 1 letter to James Winston, 1773-1843, A.L.S. (1 p.),
(1811, June 2), Bath (Eng.).
HM 79552
Leonard, William. 1 letter to James Winston, 1773-1843, A.L.S. (3 p.),
(1820, Oct. 18), London (Eng.).
HM 79553
Leoni, Louis. 1 letter to Richard Peake, 1757-1829, A.L.S. (1 p.), (1815,
Apr. 5), [London (Eng.)].
HM 79554
Scope and Contents
Note: fragile and damaged -- please do not remove from mylar. Cataloger's Note:
original list from C. A. Kyrle Fletcher stated this letter was by Leoni Lee, but
this appears to be written by a very different hand; so it was decided to catalogue
the two letters under the different names.
Leserve, Anna Maria, d. 1831. 1 letter to George Colman, 1762-1836, A.L.S.
(2 p.), (1816, Mar. 14), London (Eng.).
HM 79555
[Leserve, Anna Maria, d. 1831]. 1 letter to R. W. (Robert William)
Elliston, 1774-1831, A.L. (2 p.), (1819, Jan. 12), London (Eng.).
HM 79556
Scope and Contents
Note: written in the third person.
Lowndes, William Thomas, 1798?-1843. 1 note to Robert Triphook, A.N.S. (1
p.), ([ca. 1840]?).
HM 79557
Macfarren, George, 1788-1843. 1 letter to James Winston, 1773-1843, A.L.S.
(3 p.), (1831, Aug. 29), [London (Eng.)].
HM 79558
Messers. Hammersleys & Co. [Four cheques to Thomas Welsh for a total of
£23•15•3], D. S. (printed forms, filled in: 4 p.), (1805, May 4 - Oct. 21), London
(Eng.).
HM 79559
Scope and Contents
Note: signed by Richard Peake, 1757-1829.
Nicol, Emma, 1800-1877. 1 letter to James Winston, 1773-1843, A.L.S. (1
p.), (1830, Dec. 7), London (Eng.).
HM 79560
[Orger, Thomas, 1767-1853]. 1 letter to James Winston, 1773-1843, A.L. (1
p.), (1825, Sep. 25), London (Eng.).
HM 79561
Scope and Contents
Note: written in third person.
Pearman, William P., 1792-1837. [Signature], A.D.S. (1 p.), ([before
1837]).
HM 79562
[Proprietors of Drury Lane Theatre]. [Receipt for £33 6 8 for author's
payment to Sophia Lee], A.D. (1 p.), (1796, May 17), London (Eng.).
HM 79563
[Proprietors and Partners of Drury Lane Theatre]. [Receipt for £11 15 3 for
salary for 1801- 1802 season for Thomas Welsh], A.D.S. (1 p.), (1805, Oct. 21),
London (Eng.).
HM 79564
Scope and Contents
Note: signed by Thomas Welsh.
Box 4
Manuscripts, Documents & Correspondence -- Reeve - Winston. HM
79565-79614
Reeve, George William. 1 letter to James Winston, 1773-1843, A.L.S. (1 p.),
(1817, July 2), London (Eng.).
HM 79565
Reeve, George William. 1 note to James Winston, 1773-1843, A.N.S. (1 p.),
(1831, Mar. 10), [London (Eng.)].
HM 79566
Reeve, George William. 1 note to James Winston, 1773-1843, A.N.S. (1 p.),
(1832, Sep. 21), London (Eng.).
HM 79567
Reeve, George William. 1 note to James Winston, 1773-1843, A.N.S. (1 p.),
(1833, Sep. 13), London (Eng.).
HM 79568
Reynolds, Frederick, 1764-1841. 1 letter to William Dunn, 1782-1855, A.L.S.
(2 p.), (1837, July [26?]).
HM 79569
Scope and Contents
Note: preceding this letter is a copy of a portion of a speech from the House of
Commons (2 p.). Note: very fragile and damaged -- please do not remove from mylar.
Cataloger's Note: this letter is dated "Thursday" with an added date of July 25 or
26, 1837, though the 25th was a Tuesday and the 16th a Wednesday.
Reynolds, Frederick, 1764-1841. 1 letter to [Mr.] ----- Hodges, A.L.S. (1
p.), ([before 1841]).
HM 79570
Reynolds, Frederick, 1764-1841. 1 letter to [James Winston, 1773-1843]?,
A.L.S. (1 p.), (1795, Mar. 25).
HM 79571
Scope and Contents
Note: fragile and damaged -- please handle carefully.
Robertson, J----. 1 letter to [Mr.] ----- Taylieure, A.L.S. (1 p.), (1825,
June 27), Nottingham (Eng.).
HM 79572
Russell, Samuel Thomas, ca. 1770-1845. 1 letter to James Winston,
1773-1843, A.L.S. (3 p.), (1823, Apr. 6), Brighton (Eng.).
HM 79573
Sims, F----. 1 letter to James Winston, 1773-1843, A.L.S. (2 p.), (1823,
[Oct.?] 2).
HM 79574
Tilbury & Bedford (firm). 1 letter to Richard Peake, 1757-1829, A.L.S.
(1 p.), (1800, Dec. 15), London (Eng.).
HM 79575
Scope and Contents
Also enclosed: autograph statement of accounts for Elizabeth Leak (2 p.).
Ward, J---- S----. 1 letter to R. W. (Robert William) Elliston, 1774-1831,
A.L.S. (1 p.), (1824, Oct. 13), Weymouth (Eng.).
HM 79576
Ward, J---- S----. 1 letter to George Henry Robins, 1778-1847, A.L.S. (2
p.), ([ca. 1815]?, [Aug.]?), Dublin (Ireland).
HM 79577
Ward, J----, S----. 1 letter to James Winston, 1773-1843, A.L.S. (1 p.),
(1819, Aug. 14).
HM 79578
Ward, M---- S---- M---- [Miss]. 1 letter to James Winston, 1773-1843,
A.L.S. (1 p.), (1819, Aug. 24), [London (Eng.)].
HM 79579
Scope and Contents
Also enclosed: autograph list of the tragic and comic parts she could play (2
p.).
Ward, Thomas Achurch, 1747-1835. [Ticket of Admission for Theatre Royal
Haymarket], A.D.S. (1 p.), (1831, Aug. 22), [London (Eng.)].
HM 79580
Ward, Thomas Achurch, 1747-1835. 1 letter to James Winston, 1773-1843,
A.L.S. (1 p.), (1805, Jan. 5), Manchester (Eng.).
HM 79581
Warde, James Prescott, 1792-1840. 1 letter to R. W. (Robert William)
Elliston, 1774-1831, A.L.S. (2 p.), (1825, June 19), Birmingham (Eng.).
HM 79582
Warde, James Prescott, 1792-1840. 1 letter to R. W. (Robert William)
Elliston, 1774-1831, A.L.S. (2 p.), (1825, June 21), Birmingham (Eng.).
HM 79583
Warde, James Prescott, 1792-1840. 1 letter to R. W. (Robert William)
Elliston, 1774-1831, A.L.S. (1 p.), (1825, June 23), Birmingham (Eng.).
HM 79584
Warde, James Prescott, 1792-1840. 1 letter to James Winston, 1773-1843,
A.L.S. (1 p.), ([1826], Jan. 28), [London (Eng.)].
HM 79585
Warde, James Prescott, 1792-1840. 1 letter to James Winston, 1773-1843,
A.L.S. (1 p.), ([1826]?,[ Jan.]?), London (Eng.).
HM 79586
Welch, J----. 1 letter to [Mr.] ----- Westmore, A.L.S. (1 p.), ([ca.
1825]?, July 23), Buxton (Eng.).
HM 79587
Scope and Contents
Note: damaged and fragile -- please handle carefully.
Welch, William Edmund. 1 letter to James Winston, 1773-1843, A.L.S. (2 p.),
(1811, Mar. 15), Canterbury (Eng.).
HM 79588
Welch, William Edmund. 1 letter to [James Winston, 1773-1843], A.L.S. (1
p.), ([1811]?, May 28), Rochester (Eng.).
HM 79589
Welsh, James, active 1792-1806. 1 letter to R. W. (Robert William)
Elliston, 1774-1831, A.L.S. (1 p.), ([ca. 1810]?), London (Eng.).
HM 79590
Welsh, James, active 1792-1806. 1 letter to Peake & Ward, A.L.S. (1
p.), (1809, July 31), London (Eng.).
HM 79591
Welsh, Thomas, ca. 1780-1848. 1 letter to Samuel Beazley, 1786-1851, A.L.S.
(1 p.), ([1826]?, Sep. 27), London (Eng.).
HM 79592
Welsh, Thomas, ca. 1780-1848. 1 note to [R. W. (Robert William) Elliston,
1774-1831]?, A.N.S. (1 p.), ([ca. 1810]?).
HM 79593
Welsh, Thomas, ca. 1780-1848. 1 letter to R. W. (Robert William) Elliston,
1774-1831, A.L.S. (3 p.), ([ca. 1815]?), [London (Eng.)].
HM 79594
Welsh, Thomas, ca. 1780-1848. 1 letter to R. W. (Robert William) Elliston,
1774-1831, A.L.S. (1 p.), (1821, Mar. 13), [London (Eng.)].
HM 79595
Welsh, Thomas, ca. 1780-1848. 1 letter to [Mr.] ----- Lynch, A.L.S. (2 p.),
([1816], Aug. 14), Belfast (Ireland).
HM 79596
Welsh, Thomas, ca. 1780-1848. 1 note to Richard Peake, 1757-1829, A.N.S. (1
p.), ([1792]?), [London (Eng.)].
HM 79597
Scope and Contents
Also enclosed: contract details for James & Thomas Welsh (1 p.).
Welsh, Thomas, ca. 1780-1848. 1 letter to George Henry Robins, 1778-1847,
A.L.S. (2 p.), (1821, Jan. 8), [London (Eng.)].
HM 79598
Welsh, Thomas, ca. 1780-1848. 1 letter to George Henry Robins, 1778-1847,
A.L.S. (1 p.), ([1821], [Jan.]), [London (Eng.)].
HM 79599
Welsh, Thomas, ca. 1780-1848. [Ticket of admission for Mrs. Elliston &
family to the Argyll Rooms], A.N.S. (1 p.), (1820, Dec. 20), [London
(Eng.)].
HM 79600
Welsh, Thomas, ca. 1780-1848. 1 letter to James Winston, 1773-1843, A.L.S.
(1 p.), (1809, Dec. 2), London (Eng.).
HM 79601
Scope and Contents
On verso: draft of a reply by Winston (?).
Welsh, Thomas, ca. 1780-1848. 1 letter to James Winston, 1773-1843, A.L.S.
(1 p.), (1810, Feb. 25), [London (Eng.)].
HM 79602
Scope and Contents
On verso: draft of a reply by Winston (?).
Welsh, Thomas, ca. 1780-1848. 1 note to James Winston, 1773-1843, A.N.S. (1
p.), ([ca. 1815]?), [Leeds (Eng.)].
HM 79603
Welsh, Thomas, ca. 1780-1848. 1 letter to James Winston, 1773-1843, A.L.S.
(2 p.), ([ca. 1820]?), [London (Eng.)].
HM 79604
Welsh, Thomas, ca. 1780-1848. 1 note to James Winston, 1773-1843, A.N.S. (1
p.), ([ca. 1820]?), London (Eng.).
HM 79605
Welsh, Thomas, ca. 1780-1848. 1 letter to [James Winston, 1773-1843],
A.L.S. (1 p.), ([ca. 1820]?), London (Eng.).
HM 79606
Scope and Contents
Note: endorsement page ripped away.
Welsh, Thomas, ca. 1780-1848. 1 letter to [James Winston, 1773-1843],
A.L.S. (1 p.), ([ca. 1820]?), London (Eng.).
HM 79607
Scope and Contents
Note: endorsement page ripped away.
Welsh, Thomas, ca. 1780-1848. 1 note to James Winston, 1773-1843, A.N.S. (1
p.), ([ca. 1821]?), [London (Eng.)].
HM 79608
Welsh, Thomas, ca. 1780-1848. 1 letter to James Winston, 1773-1843, A.L.S.
(2 p.), ([1825]?, Aug. 4), [London (Eng.)].
HM 79609
Welsh, Thomas, ca. 1780-1848. 1 letter to James Winston, 1773-1843, A.L.S.
(1 p.), ([ca. 1825]?), [London (Eng.)].
HM 79610
[Winston, James, 1773-1843]. "The Fool's Opera" [title page only]; A Sketch
of the Life of Mr. Anthony Aston Commonly called Tony Aston…," A.MS. (11 p.), ([ca.
1835]?).
HM 79611
Scope and Contents
Note: only copied out by Winston.
[Winston, James, 1773-1843]. "Tony Aston's Petition and Speech (with his
Deportment) before the House of Commons on behalf of himself & the Actors in
Town & Country 1735," A.MS. (7 p.), ([ca. 1835]?).
HM 79612
Scope and Contents
Note: only copied out by Winston who noted the original was incomplete.
[Winston, James, 1773-1843]. [Contract terms for Thomas Welsh], A.D. (2
p.), ([ca. 1818]).
HM 79613
Winston, James, 1773-1843. 1 letter to Thomas Welsh, ca. 1780-1848, A.L.S.
(4 p.), ([ca. 1820]?), London (Eng.).
HM 79614
