Record

Collection	GB 0231 University of Aberdeen, Special Collections
Level	Sub-series
Ref No	MS 30/24/5
Title	Correspondence from David Garrick to James Beattie
Date	c.1772
Extent	4 items
Administrative History	David Garrick [1717-1779] Actor, greatly admired by Beattie, who saw him act in 1764, and first met on him on his London visit in 1771.
Description	Letters from David Garrick to James Beattie, relating to Garrick's present from Beattie; Garrick's play and Beattie's work. Also a letter written in verse from Lord Chatham [William Pitt, first earl of Chatham [known as Pitt the elder] (1708 - 1778), prime minister] to Garrick. An appropriate date has been given to the three letters that were undated.
Access Status	Open

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