David Garrick manuscript material : 3 items, 1761-1772

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David Garrick manuscript material : 3 items, 1761-1772

· Manuscript documents relating to Hendon Manor : 1761-1772 : (MISC 1304) : three documents on vellum, from Courts-Baron, relating to the conversion of a copyhold of Hendon Manor to a freehold, during a period just before and just after Garrick purchased the lordship of the manor. Documents numbered 7-9, inclusive. · No. 7 : 23 Dec 1761 : single sheet, 3 official blue pressed stamps on recto ; folded and endorsed on verso: "...admission of Wm. Lowin ... and his surrender to Richard Freelove ..." · No. 8 : 2 Apr 1772 : single sheet, 7 official blue pressed stamps on recto, 6 of these backed with official printed stamps "GR" [George Rex] ; folded and endorsed on verso: "...copy of Recovery / Richard Freelove Esqr." · No. 9 : 25 Aug 1772 : four single sheets, fastened by the seals of Garrick and Freelove, whose signatures appear next to the seals ; receipt, signed by Garrick and witnessed by Thos. Wyld and Thos. Price.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7097929

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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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...