▁bought ▁Miller ▁out ▁and ▁took ▁a ▁new ▁partner ▁Robert ▁Henry ▁Franklin ▁ ▁( 1 7 7 0 - 1 8 0 2 ). ▁ ▁The ▁St am ford ▁Mercur y ▁newspaper ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁March ▁ 1 7 9 6 ▁carried ▁a ▁statement ▁▁ ▁The ▁St am ford ▁Mercur y ▁announced ▁on ▁ 1 8 th ▁March , ▁ 1 7 9 6 , ▁the ▁ending ▁of ▁the ▁partners hip ▁with ▁Miller ▁and ▁the ▁new ▁partners hip ▁with ▁Robert ▁Henry ▁Franklin . ▁ ▁Franklin ▁a ▁wid ower ▁died ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁only ▁ 3 2 ▁in ▁Peter borough ▁on ▁ 2 6 , ▁June ▁ 1 8 0 2 , ▁leaving ▁his ▁shares ▁in ▁trust ▁for ▁a ▁son . ▁The ▁following ▁year ▁Tom ' s ▁mother , ▁Ann ▁died ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁town ▁in ▁April . ▁ ▁The ▁Lincoln shire ▁Circ uit ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 3 ▁included ▁the at res ▁in ▁Lincoln , ▁New ark , ▁Gran th am , ▁Boston , ▁Sp ald ing , ▁St am ford , ▁Hun ting don , ▁Peter borough , ▁North am pton ▁and ▁the ▁Georg ian ▁Wis be ch ▁Theatre ▁( now ▁the ▁Ang les ▁Theatre ) ▁in ▁the ▁Is le ▁of ▁E ly . ▁ ▁Robert son ▁would ▁take ▁any ▁necessary ▁steps ▁to ▁protect ▁his ▁actors ▁as ▁demonstrated ▁by ▁this ▁newspaper ▁report :- ▁ ▁After ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 1 ▁his ▁wid ow ▁took ▁over ▁running ▁the ▁company . ▁His ▁younger ▁brother ▁ ▁James ▁died ▁the ▁same