Garrick, Eva Maria, 1724-1822; Letters; Watermarks
Eva Marie Garrick, wife of actor and theatre manager David Garrick, writes in the third person to a Miss Mary Grey to postpone a friendly visit because of a conflict of schedule. Letter contains the number 497 at top and shows the watermark of "J....
F. A. Kemble writes Lady Boucher saying that she is sorry that she is leaving Hampton Court without having called on her and says she hopes to see her again. The letter is written on personalized stationery containing Kemble's initials. The pages...
David Garrick writes to George Garrick about a play and its potential cast. Letter contains a faint watermark and a note alleged to be written by William Upcott in 1840. Image four scan has been rotated 90 degrees to the right.
David Garrick writes to his widowed female neighbor about a complaint regarding cut trees on the shared border of their properties. Notes gathered with the material suggest that the letter recipient was named Mrs. Winch. Letter contains a partial...
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...
In a letter, Garrick writes to playwright Robert Jephson about the scandal of Isaac Bickerstaff and his sudden departure. Garrick laments the loss of Bickerstaff as the writer had recently been "preparing some pieces that would have been both...
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...
Catherine Clive writes to a Mrs. Racket about the "strange treatment" she received from Mrs. Eva Maria Garrick after the death of her husband David Garrick. Clive asks Mrs. Racket to inquire as to why Mrs. Garrick has not called upon her for the...
