Autograph letters signed and initialled from George Steevens, Hampstead Heath and elsewhere, to various people

Folger bibliographic ID: 184999
Folger call number: FILM Fo. 3567
Folger holdings ID: 247955

Some letters undated. Correspondents: David Garrick, [William] Herbert, [Michael] Lort, Edmond Malone, Thomas Percy, Isaac Reed, [Paul? Vaillant], R.B. Sheridan and possibly another. Also, Steevens' notes on Beaumont and Fletcher; and Malone's advertisement for an edition of The plays of Shakspeare, embellished by Charlton Nesbit after Mr. Thurston, December 1804. The letters discuss points of literary interest; many concern Steevens' collaboration with Malone and Reed in the editing of Shakespeare's plays. In a letter to Garrick [1771?], (2), Steevens mentions Garrick's current altering of Hamlet. In another to Malone, May 9, 1782, (24), he refers to a small, full-length picture of Shakspeare, a pretended original. In two letters to Percy, 1797, (41 and 43), he notes prices fetched by the old quartos of Shakspeare. Several letters refer to Chatterton and Goldsmith. Correspondents and item numbers: David Garrick (1-4); [William] Herbert (5-9), [Michael Lort (10-12), Edmond Malone (13-37), Thomas Percy (38-44), Isaac Reed (15-48), [Paul? Vaillant] (49), R.B. Sheridan (53) and possibly another (50)

General notes

Also available on microfilm Formerly Folger MS Add. 851 (2) and (4), formerly A.b. 36 and 37, belonged to M.J. Perry

Extended title: Autograph letters signed and initialled from George Steevens, Hampstead Heath and elsewhere, to various people 1766-[1799?]

Beaumont, Francis, 1584-1616. Works Chatterton, Thomas, 1752-1770 Garrick, David, 1717-1779 Goldsmith, Oliver, 1730?-1774 Fletcher, John, 1579-1625 Herbert, William, 1718-1795 Lort, Michael, 1725-1790 Malone, Edmond, 1741-1812 Nesbit, Charles Francis, 1847- Percy, Thomas, 1729-1811. Correspondence Reed, Isaac, 1742-1807 Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816 Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Hamlet Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Works Steevens, George, 1736-1800 Vaillant, Paul, -1802 Thurston, Mr

correspondent: Steevens, George, 1736-1800
subject: Chatterton, Thomas, 1752-1770
subject: Garrick, David, 1717-1779
subject: Goldsmith, Oliver, 1730?-1774
subject: Fletcher, John, 1579-1625
subject: Herbert, William, 1718-1795
subject: Lort, Michael, 1725-1790
subject: Malone, Edmond, 1741-1812
subject: Nesbit, Charles Francis, 1847-
subject: Reed, Isaac, 1742-1807
subject: Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816
subject: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
subject: Steevens, George, 1736-1800
subject: Vaillant, Paul, -1802
subject: Thurston, Mr
correspondent: Garrick, David, 1717-1779
correspondent: Herbert, William, 1718-1795
correspondent: Lort, Michael, 1725-1790
correspondent: Malone, Edmond, 1741-1812
correspondent: Percy, Thomas, 1729-1811
former owner: Perry, Marsden J. (Marsden Jasiel), 1850-1935
correspondent: Reed, Isaac, 1742-1807
correspondent: Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816
correspondent: Vaillant, Paul, -1802