Autograph letter signed from Louis Jules Barbon Mancini-Mazarini, duc de Nivernais, Paris, to David Garrick, 1771 May 6.

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Autograph letter signed from Louis Jules Barbon Mancini-Mazarini, duc de Nivernais, Paris, to David Garrick, 1771 May 6.

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A letter of recommendation for Philidor, who comes to London to make a new edition of his treatise on chess, but who would also like to compose something for Garrick's Spectacle [Cymon].

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Nivernais, Louis Jules Barbon Mancini-Mazarini, duc de, 1716-1798

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Philidor, F. D. (François Danican), 1726-1795

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French composer. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [n.p., Paris], 27 July 1782, to Messieurs du Comité de l'Opéra, 1782 July 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270674952 ...

Garrick, David, 1717-1779

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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...