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Colley Cibber Letter to Mrs. Laetitia Pilkington, 1747 June 29
Colley Cibber Letter to Mrs. Laetitia Pilkington, 1747 June 29

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Descriptive Summary

Creator: Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757.
Title:Colley Cibber letter to Mrs. Laetitia Pilkington, 1747 June 29
Call Number:1974-0014R Map Drawer 20-8
Extent: 3 pages
Language:Materials in this collection are in English.

Administrative Information

Access

Unrestricted access.

Publication Note

Published in Memoirs of Laetitia Pilkington (University of Georgia Press, 1997), pp. xxix, 326-327, and commentary and notes, pp. 721- 724.

Source of Acquisition

Purchased from Dawsons of Pall Mall, 1974

Preferred Citation

Colley Cibber Letter to Mrs. Laetitia Pilkington, 1747 June 29, Accession 1974-0014R, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Special Collections Library, University Libraries, Pennsylvania State University.


Collection Description

Biographical Note

Cibber was an actor, playwright, stage manager, and poet laureate.

Scope and Content

Cibber writes to Pilkington encouraging her to write her memoirs and refers to his own Character and Conduct of Cicero Considered [1747].

Index Terms

These materials are indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Pennsylvania State University. Researchers wishing to find related materials should search the catalog under these index terms.

Personal Subjects

Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757 -- Correspondence

Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757. Character and conduct of Cicero considered

Pilkington, Laetitia, 1712-1750. Memoirs

Topical Subjects

Authors, Irish -- 18th century -- Correspondence

Women authors, Irish --18th century

Form/Genre Terms

Letters (correspondence)

Correspondents

Pilkington, Laetitia, 1712-1750, recipient