Autograph letter signed from Jacob Tonson to the Rev. Mr. Percy [manuscript], 1761 October 10.

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Autograph letter signed from Jacob Tonson to the Rev. Mr. Percy [manuscript], 1761 October 10.

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Has not yet got from Garrick the plays he - Percy - wrote for. The sheet he returned with further corrections came back too late to have the alterations made ... Hopes to be sending Garrick's plays.

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Tonson, Jacob, 1714-1767

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Tonson, Jacob, 1714-1767

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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...

Percy, Thomas, 1729-1811

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Thomas Percy was the editor of the Reliques of ancient English poetry and of The Regulations and establishment of the household of Henry Algernon Percy (London, 1770). From the description of Thomas Percy letter, Northumberland House [London], to Dear Sir, [1767] Saturday, May 9. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 38929735 Epithet: Bishop of Norwich British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/...