Barton Hill letters, 1859
File — Box: 2, Folder: 14
Identifier: C-Misc 72
Scope and Contents
Includes two holograph letters written by Charles Barton Hill, an actor and theatre owner to Julia Foster and Livy Hill of Buffalo, NY in 1859. The letter to Foster, a dear friend of Hill's wife, suggests that the couple had been experiencing problems in their marriage.
Dates
- 1859
Creator
- Hill, Barton, 1828-1911 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research without restrictions
Biographical / Historical
Charles Barton Hill (1828-1911) was a British-born actor and son of a theater manager/actor and a ballerina (Anne Fairbrother). The Hill family settled in Canada, but Barton Hill made his career as a leading man in the United States in the 1860s. He married actress Olivia Crook in 1851.
Extent
1 Folder
Language of Materials
English
Creator
- Hill, Barton, 1828-1911 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Middlebury College Special Collections & Archives Repository
Contact:
Middlebury College
Davis Family Library
110 Storrs Avenue
Middlebury Vermont 05753 United States
specialcollections@middlebury.edu
Middlebury College
Davis Family Library
110 Storrs Avenue
Middlebury Vermont 05753 United States
specialcollections@middlebury.edu
