[ John Braham, opera singer ] Autograph Letter Signed "J. Braham" to unnamed correspondent (theatre manager?), an interesting letter about an engagement offered, giving terms, and incidentally his imminent marriage.

One page, 4to, pasted to card frame, grubby and stained but text readable and complete. "I confess your offer to be liberal in the extreme - and if [excision] I possibly can,will be with you about the second week in January - I am now interestingly engaged being on the point of marriage with a young lady of this place (Manchester) therefore the excuse of 'being married and can't come' (at least these 2 months) must in this case be valid - Have the goodness to send the agreeement [...] to me at T. Wilson Esq. Concert Rooms Liverpool- | I think January would be the best time - as you know any attraction would fail either immediately before or after Christmas - the Catholics being so numerous and so edifyingly strict - But if you think January a bad time of year put off the engagement till Nov[embe]r 817 [signs of, then Postscript} £2000 for 27 Nights - 4 Nights a week - and sometimes if you agree to it - 5 times accodring to circumstances. Who are your female singers?"