Autograph letter signed from David Garrick to Lord Rochford [manuscript], 1778 April 3.

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Autograph letter signed from David Garrick to Lord Rochford [manuscript], 1778 April 3.

Recommends his nephew, David Garrick, as an officer in the Essex Militia.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7092070

Folger Shakespeare Library

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Garrick, David, 1754?-1795

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Rochford, William Henry Nassau de Zuylestein, Earl of, 1717-1781

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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...