Autograph letter signed from Mrs. (Frances Barton) Abington to David Garrick? [manuscript], 1777 July 29? Tuesday.

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Autograph letter signed from Mrs. (Frances Barton) Abington to David Garrick? [manuscript], 1777 July 29? Tuesday.

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Thanks him for his verses: "If anything could add to the impressions of the favours which have been heaped upon me here it is that I am enabled thro your kind assistance to express my gratitude for them in so very elegant a manner." Endorsed in another hand: August 1777 Thanking him for his verses a farewell address to be spoken by her at Edinr.

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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...

Abington, Mrs. (Frances Barton), 1737-1815

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English actress. From the description of Autograph letter in third person : [London], to Mr. Webster, [n.y.] Nov. 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270904649 ...