Autograph letter signed from Mrs. (Elizabeth) Griffith, Hyde Street, London, to David Garrick [manuscript], [1767] September 11.

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Autograph letter signed from Mrs. (Elizabeth) Griffith, Hyde Street, London, to David Garrick [manuscript], [1767] September 11.

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Written in reply to a letter from Garrick (see Little & Kahrl, no. 472) acquiescing in his advice to use less haste in finishing her translation of Diderot's play, "Le pè€re de famille."

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Diderot, Denis, 1713-1784

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Griffith, Mrs. (Elizabeth), 1720?-1793

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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...