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David Garrick letter to John Moody, 1770 June 25

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Title	David Garrick letter to John Moody, 1770 June 25
Creator	Garrick, David, 1717-1779
Subject - LCSH	Acting Actors Garrick, David, 1717-1779 Garrick, Eva Maria, 1724-1822 Letters Moody, John, 1727-1812 Plays Postmarks Sealing-wax Seals (Closures) Signatures (Writing) Turtles Watermarks
Description	Garrick writes an amiable letter to Moody on the subject of a turtle given as a gift. In a postscript, Garrick states that he has found a theatre part for which Moody would be well suited. Garrick refers to the character of Major O' Flaherty in the play "The West Indian." Notes with letter suggest that the letter was written in 1770. Letter contains a watermark, wax seal, secondhand notations, and a postage mark. Image four scan has been rotated 90 degrees to the right.
Publisher	Honnold Mudd Library. Special Collections
Date	1770-06-25
Language	eng
Source	Handwritten letter, 8.81 x 7.31 inches: Philbrick Library of Dramatic Arts and Theatre History, Autograph letters box 6, folder 30; 4 pages
Collection	Philbrick Library Collection of Theater Letters - http://ccdl.libraries.claremont.edu/col/phl
Rights	For more information on copyright or permissions for this image, please contact Honnold Mudd Library Special Collections at http://libraries.claremont.edu/sc
Type	Text
Format	image/jp2
Object File Name	phl00532

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Publisher	Honnold Mudd Library. Special Collections
Collection	Philbrick Library Collection of Theater Letters - http://ccdl.libraries.claremont.edu/col/phl
Rights	For more information on copyright or permissions for this image, please contact Honnold Mudd Library Special Collections at http://libraries.claremont.edu/sc
Transcription	Hampton Dear Moody Mrs Garrick & I think ourselves most highly oblig'd to you for your friendly intentionS of sending us your magnificent Present-We are equally oblig'd to you, but we could not suffer the fine Beast to travel this hot weather from Bristol to London upon any Account , it would get a fever, & score of Glutton would lose their feast--You must therefore give it to them at Bristol who deserve it ye. most, I mean those who will serve you--If the Dean of Bristol, my good friend, & ye best of Men is there
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Object File Name	phl00532_0001.tif

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