BIB_ID
104485
Accession number
MA 204.16
Creator
Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784.
Display Date
1782 Dec. 11.
Description
1 item (3 p.) ; 19 cm
Notes
From "Fanny Burney's Album."
Part of a collection of letters related to Samuel Johnson. Items in the collection are described in individual records; see MA 204 for more information.
The letter is endorsed on p. 4 by Fanny Burney: "This letter from Dr. Johnson to Mrs. Thrale was kindly sent to me at the time she received it; & was never reclaimed."
Part of a collection of letters related to Samuel Johnson. Items in the collection are described in individual records; see MA 204 for more information.
The letter is endorsed on p. 4 by Fanny Burney: "This letter from Dr. Johnson to Mrs. Thrale was kindly sent to me at the time she received it; & was never reclaimed."
Provenance
Fanny Burney.
Summary
Discussing the crowd at the Club the previous day; noting that they talked of Sarah Siddons and Fanny Burney's Cecilia; mentioning Sir Joshua Reynolds.
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