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PEP.779.007
18 May 1779:1232, 1241 (5/599)
Substance of Mr. Garrick's Will. I David Garrick, of the
Adelphi, do give and devise unto Lord Camden, the Right Hon.
Richard Rigby, John Patterson, Esq; and Albany Wallis, Esq;
my dwelling house at Hampton, &c. together with the two
islands ateys on the river Thames, and the statue of
Shakespear;
. . . [2 columns of bequests]
I bequeathe the statue of Shakespear (after my wife's death)
and all my collection of English plays to the British
Museum.
. . .
[signed] David Garrick. (L.S.)
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