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Title: David Garrick letter to Elizabeth Young
Creator: Garrick, David, 1717-1779
Date Created and/or Issued: 1771
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 letter of appeal to actress Elizabeth Young because of her refusal to see him for dinner. Garrick expresses his hurt and plan to see her perform. He also refers to his wife's wishes on the matter. In a postscript, Garrick indicates that he and his wife are in the middle of moving homes. Secondhand note on material indicates that the letter is written in 1771. Letter contains a watermark and a wax seal. Image four scan has been rotated 90 degrees to the right.
Type: text
Format: image/jp2
Identifier: phl00533
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/phl/id/3006
Language: English
Subject: Actresses
Dinners and dining
Garrick, David, 1717-1779
Garrick, Eva Maria, 1724-1822
Letters
Moving, Household
Pope, Elizabeth, ca. 1740-1797
Sealing-wax
Seals (Closures)
Signatures (Writing)
Watermarks
Source: Handwritten letter, 9 x 7.25 inches: Philbrick Library of Dramatic Arts and Theatre History, Autograph letters box 6, folder 31; 4 pages
Relation: Philbrick Library Collection of Theater Letters - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/phl

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