Lekain, Henri Louis Cain. Autograph letters signed from Henri Louis Cain Lekain, Paris and London, to David Garrick and possibly two unidentified people

Folger bibliographic ID: 184992
Folger call number: Y.c.1426 (1-5)
Folger holdings ID: 249203
Accession Number: cs961, cs1143

In one letter to Garrick (2) he regrets he will not be seeing him as he has to hurry back to Paris. In another (3) he writes on behalf of a Swiss miniaturist [Jean Louis Faesch?] who would like to paint him. He also mentions the success of [Bernard Joseph] Saurin's adaptation of "votre Tragedie Bourgeoise Du Joueur," which was then being performed. In a letter to an unknown addressee (5) he discusses a drama he is sending [Ericie ou La Vestale]. Its author, [Jean Gaspard Dubois] De Fontanelle, has been forced by the Chief of Police in Paris to subject it to the censure of the Archbishop,and would like it performed in Lyons

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Extended title: Autograph letters signed from Henri Louis Cain Lekain, Paris and London, to David Garrick and possibly two unidentified people 1760-1768

Lekain, Henri Louis Cain, 1728-1778 Dubois-Fontanelle, Jean Gaspard, 1737-1812. Ericie Garrick, David, 1717-1779 Fäsch, Johann Ludwig Wernhard, approximately 1738-1778 Theater Saurin, Bernard-Joseph, 1706-1781

correspondent: Lekain, Henri Louis Cain, 1728-1778
subject: Lekain, Henri Louis Cain, 1728-1778
subject: Garrick, David, 1717-1779
subject: Fäsch, Johann Ludwig Wernhard, approximately 1738-1778
subject: Saurin, Bernard-Joseph, 1706-1781
correspondent: Garrick, David, 1717-1779