Autograph letter signed from Charlotte Lennox to David Garrick [manuscript], 1774 August 4.

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Autograph letter signed from Charlotte Lennox to David Garrick [manuscript], 1774 August 4.

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She has translated and adapted Racine's Bajazet for the English audience. Suggests Mrs. Yates for the principal female character, Roxana. Describes alterations to the fifth act.

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