Text / David Garrick letter to Captain Edward Thompson, 1772 July 18

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Title: David Garrick letter to Captain Edward Thompson, 1772 July 18
Creator: Garrick, David, 1717-1779
Date Created and/or Issued: 1772-07-18
Publication Information: Honnold Mudd Library. Special Collections
Contributing Institution: Claremont Colleges Library
Collection: Philbrick Library Collection of Theater Letters
Rights Information: For more information on copyright or permissions for this image, please contact Honnold Mudd Library Special Collections at https://library.claremont.edu/scl/
Description: Garrick writes a friendly letter to Captain Thompson about a bottle of wine the captain sent him. He also invites Thompson to dine with him and requests that he give his crew a guinea. He reminds Thompson of this request in a postscript. Letter contains a watermark, wax seal, and postage marks which indicate the date of the letter. Image four scan has been rotated 90 degrees to the right.
Type: text
Format: image/jp2
Identifier: phl00535
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/phl/id/3016
Language: English
Subject: Dinners and dining
Garrick, David, 1717-1779
Gratitude
Kenrick, W. (William), 1725?-1779
Letters
Postmarks
Sealing-wax
Seals (Closures)
Ship captains
Signatures (Writing)
Thompson, Edward, 1738?-1786
Watermarks
Wine
Source: Handwritten letter, 7.88 x 6.63 inches: Philbrick Library of Dramatic Arts and Theatre History, Autograph letters box 6, folder 33; 4 pages
Relation: Philbrick Library Collection of Theater Letters - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/phl

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