Autograph letter signed from David Garrick, [Bath?], to [George Colman] [manuscript], [1766] April 20.

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Autograph letter signed from David Garrick, [Bath?], to [George Colman] [manuscript], [1766] April 20.

Warns him to be wary in his dealings with Saunders, a builder. Asks him to see his picture by Gainsborough, upon which Derrick wrote some foolish verses.

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Folger Shakespeare Library

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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...

Colman, George, 1732-1794

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The Spanish barber was first performed at the Haymarket Theatre in London on 30 Aug. 1777. From the description of The Spanish barber : or the fruitless precaution, a comic opera / by George Colman : manuscript, [ca. 1777]. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612774129 Colman was an English dramatist; his son, George Colman the younger, was also an English dramatist. From the description of Correspondence with Bow Street magistrates, 1773-1823. (Harvard Uni...

Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727-1788

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English painter. From the description of Autograph document signed : [n.p.], 1769 Aug. 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269561366 From the description of Autograph letter in third person, not signed : [n.p.], to [William] Hoare, [1773]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269563096 From the description of Autograph letter signed : [London], to Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1782 Apr. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269570722 English artist. From the descriptio...

Derrick, Samuel, 1724-1769

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English author; friend of Dr. Johnson and Boswell. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Bath, to an unnamed Lord, 1766 Jan. 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270515442 Epithet: poet and translator British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000355.0x0000fe ...