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Sheridan, Philip Henry (1831-1888) [Contract for Sheridan's Memoirs]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03664.01 Author/Creator: Sheridan, Philip Henry (1831-1888) Place Written: [New York] Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 10 December 1886 Pagination: 4 p. ; 34.5 x 21.5 cm. Order a Copy

Contract between Charles L. Webster and Sheridan to publish Sheridan's memoirs. Also signed by Webster.

Charles L. Webster was a publisher. He was Mark Twain's nephew, and in 1885 the two began a publishing business together.

Webster, Charles L., 1851-1891

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