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Title: David Garrick poem to Charles Townshend
Creator: Garrick, David, 1717-1779
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: David Garrick writes a poem in praise of the Right Honorable Charles Townshend for his quick wit and leadership ability amongst the inhabitants of North America. Garrick writes the poem to Townshend "reminding him of his promise to serve Capt. Schomberg." Poem is attached to a thicker sheet for support and contains both a watermark and secondhand notations.
Type: text
Format: image/jp2
Identifier: phl00517
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/phl/id/2931
Language: English
Subject: Garrick, David, 1717-1779
Indians of North America
Poetry
Townshend, Charles, 1725-1767
Watermarks
Source: Handwritten manuscript, 7.5 x 9.5 inches: Philbrick Library of Dramatic Arts and Theatre History, Autograph letters box 6, folder 15; 6 pages
Relation: Philbrick Library Collection of Theater Letters - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/phl

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