David Garrick collection 1733-1778

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David Garrick collection 1733-1778

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/beinecke.garrick

Contains letters from Garrick to: James Stonhouse (regarding his first meeting with Hannah More), Edward Thompson, and Benjamin Victor; manuscripts of poems and epitaphs by Garrick; and a few manuscripts of poems by other people.

Total Boxes: 1; Linear Feet: 0.40

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6349236

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Thompson, Edward, 1738?-1786

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6377t50 (person)

More, Hannah, 1745-1833

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w69z9946 (person)

Hannah More, one of five sisters, taught at her family's school in Bristol, England. She became prominent in London's Bluestocking circle from 1774 onward, and was also a friend of Samuel Johnson. Her work soon moved from poetry and drama to the production of numerous popular religious books and tracts. In 1789, she moved to Mendip, Somerset, where she and her sister Patty founded several schools. In 1801, she and her sisters moved to the Barley Wood estate in nearby Wrington. From t...

Stonhouse, James, Sir, 1716-1795

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6nk4hgk (person)

Epithet: physician and cleric Title: 7th and 10th Baronet British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000472.0x0003e6 ...

Victor, Benjamin, d. 1778

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6zp6jt2 (person)

Garrick, David, 1717-1779

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6qf8w12 (person)

David Garrick was raised in Lichfield, England, and became a leading actor, playwright and theatrical producer in London. From 1747 to 1776, he was a partner in the Drury Lane Theatre. From the description of Papers, 1749-1778. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 85213417 David Garrick, English actor and playwright. Garrick frequently invested in land, and in 1756 he bought a large estate in Hendon, northwest of London. There is no evidence that Garrick ever lived at H...