Newspaper clippings from the The public advertiser [manuscript], 1773 July-August.

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Newspaper clippings from the The public advertiser [manuscript], 1773 July-August.

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Manuscript annotations (in Garrick's hand?) on printed letters addressed to The public advertiser's printer, Henry Woodfall, written by "the Spider" and "the Old Watchman." Also, clippings of letters to and from "the Whisperer," Matthew Mum. Three clippings of letter written by "the Spider" are in a packet labelled "Spider & Watchman." [9 clippings + 1 packet]

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Woodfall, H.S. (Henry Sampson), 1739-1805

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Epithet: printer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000439.0x0001de Epithet: Publisher British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000439.0x0001ef Epithet: Publisher of the ' Public Advertiser.' British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000439.0x0001f0 ...

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...

Mum, Matthew, fl. 1773

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