| Collection | Calthrop Boucicault Collection |
| Description | Material relating to Boucicault's bankruptcy in 1848. Item 1 -- transcripts from The Times, October - December 1848, regarding Boucicault's appearances in the Insolvent Debtors' Court; the defendent's name is given in The Times as "Dion de Boucicault" or "Dion (de) Bourcicault"; various previous addresses at which Boucicault lived are mentioned; one Times article quotes remarks by Boucicault about Dr. Dionysius Lardner; financial matters related to the death of Boucicault's first wife, Anne Guiot, are also mentioned; there is also a reference to an article in the Illustrated London News, Nov. 11, 1848;. Item 2 -- a sheet of notes in Christopher Calthrop's hand relating to the 1848 bankruptcy and mentioning The Knight of Arva and several other pieces; the source for these notes is unknown. |
| Letter Of Introduction, The |
| Related Person | Boucicault, Dion, (Dionysius Lardner), Mr., 1820-1890 |
| Levy, Edward Lawrence, Mr. |
| Hughes, Mr. (counsel for Mr. Levy) |
| Nichols, Mr. (supporting counsel for Mr. Levy) |
| Related Organisation | Insolvent Debtors' Court, Portugal Street, Lincoln's Inn, London |