BIB_ID
105976
Accession number
MA 204.13
Creator
Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784.
Display Date
1777 May 3.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1897 or 1900.
Description
1 item (2 p., with address) ; 22.7 cm
Notes
Accompanied by notes by G. B. Hill about the letter.
Docketed.
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.
With postmark and seal.
Docketed.
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.
With postmark and seal.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from the London dealer J. Pearson & Co., 1897 or 1900.
Summary
Discussing his plans for his "annual excursion" and wondering whether Taylor intends "to come hither again"; mentioning that [Henry] Lucas "has compelled [Johnson] to read his tragedy"; giving his opinion of the tragedy [The Earl of Somerset]; noting that his "nights continue to be very flatulent and restless."
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