Epitaph on Paul Whitehead by David Garrick [manuscript] [1775].

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Epitaph on Paul Whitehead by David Garrick [manuscript] [1775].

6 versions; four autographs, two transcripts.

5 leaves.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7253957

Folger Shakespeare Library

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Whitehead, Paul, 1710-1774

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L. B., fl. 1775

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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...