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Letter from William Smith, Bury, to Sir George Beaumont, 1817 July 26 : autograph manuscript signed.

BIB_ID
414539
Accession number
MA 1581.180
Creator
Smith, William, 1730-1819.
Display Date
Bury St. Edmunds, England, 1817 July 26.
Credit line
Purchased from Benjamin Ifor Evans, 1959.
Description
1 item (3 pages, with address) ; 22.5 x 18.4 cm
Notes
This letter is from a large collection of letters written to Sir George Howland Beaumont (1753-1827) and Lady Margaret Willes Beaumont (1758-1829) of Coleorton Hall and to other members of the Beaumont family. See collection-level record for more information (MA 1581.1-297).
This letter was formerly identified as MA 1581 (Smith) 3.
Address panel with postmarks and seal to "Sir George Beaumont / Coleorton Hall / Ashby de la Zouch."
Provenance
Purchased as a gift of the Fellows from Benjamin Ifor Evans, 1954.
Summary
Commenting on the abilities of Kemble, Kean and Talma and the legacy of Garrick; expressing his admiration for Garrick; saying "You hold the once lov'd & admired Garrick, as I do, seen almost to Idolatry - Instances innumerable of the Opinions, attachments, & Friendships & admiration of the great, the good, the Learned & accomplished might be produced to fill a volume - his own great Name like Shakespeare leaps into space & occupies the whole;" commenting on Mrs. Inchbald saying "She too prostitutes her Pen, feeble as it is."