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The History of the Violin: And Other Instruments Played on with the Bow from the Remotest Times to the Present, Also, an Account of the Principal Makers, English and Foreign, with Numerous Illustrations, 1864
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1characters of Scrub, in "The Beaux's Stratagem;" and Fribble, in the farce of "Miss in her Teens;" and that in the former character he considered him better than the public's great favourite, Mr. Keeley.
3It would appear, by a statement in Mr. James Mainstone's bill of costs, that the father and son had been partners at one period; but the nature of the compact is so strange that it can scarcely be believed; and the only thing which entitles it to credence is an old catalogue which is supposed to have been printed before 1787, as Haydn's quartets, op. 44, are not inserted. There is no proof of this partnership by books of accounts, or by knowledge of the elder branches of the present family; but there is full evidence of the son having all the music portion of the business, with liberty to obtain work in his own behalf, by the books which commence 17th July, 1786, being the day after his marriage, the father having his own account-books and customers through all the years that had previously passed, and continued until his death.
5The following extract made from the account of the lawyer:—
7"1783. Octr. 1st. Attending and taking Instructions for drawing agreement between Mr. Forster Sen'. and Mr. Forster Jun'. for the former serving the latter during three years under a special Contract."
9"Drawing Articles of Agreement accordingly fo 18."
11"7th. Attending the Party to read over and settle same."
13"Novr. 1. Engrossing same two parts. Stamps. Attending Execution."
15Should this contract have been acted on, which is very doubtful, it shows how much a parent will yield to the wishes of a son, who was the only surviving offspring.
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