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Autograph letter signed from Hannah Cowley to Monsieur Quétant [manuscript], 1778? June 20.

Cowley, Hannah, 1743-1809, sender.; Quétant, Antoine-François, 1733-1823, addressee.
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Title
Autograph letter signed from Hannah Cowley to Monsieur Quétant [manuscript], 1778? June 20.
Description
2 leaves.
Associated name
Cowley, Hannah, 1743-1809, sender.
Quétant, Antoine-François, 1733-1823, addressee.
Summary
Has read Quétant's charming translation of Steele's comedy Les amants réservés; would like him to do the same for her. Encloses The maid of Arragon; it has not sold sufficiently to encourage her to finish it. It is the many whom she writes for. Some reflections on the Biographia Britannica and its author.
In
Memoirs of the life of David Garrick, Esq.,
Genre/form
Letters (correspondence)
Manuscripts (documents)

Call number
W.b.476, p. 195

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