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Used As a Diary by Mrs Garrick from 13 September 1778 to 13 November 1779 David Garrick Papers, Hereford Museum Accession number: 1992-24/36 Description: Octavo paper-backed note book (royal blue cover), used as a diary by Mrs Garrick from 13 September 1778 to 13 November 1779. A note to that effect is pinned to the front cover, in a contemporary hand. Transcript: On each double-page opening, the left hand page is headed ‘Memorandum’ and the right-hand page has a week’s entries. Each page has a pencilled margin for the date and day of the week, and the page is headed with the month and the year. Many of the memoranda pages are blank or have very few entries. For ease of understanding, in this transcript I have transcribed the entries for each week and put the relevant memoranda entries below. Sept. 1778 S[unday] 13 Flasby came Wallis dined with us M[onday] 14 Mr le Texier & Rafftor dined with us I [Tuesday]1 15th [blank] W[ednesday] 16 Mr Christie & Mr [blank] came to examine Chippendales Goods2 & dined with us My Hus[ban]d carryd Flas to Town Th[ursday] 17 Mr Wallis dined with us Fri[day] 18 My Niece & we set out by ½ after 8 Baited 2: ½ hours & arrived at [blank] by five3 Sat[urday] 19 Breakfasted at Winchester & came to L[or]d Palmerston by two. Memorandum Visits made Visits Received Mrs Moystin 1 She seems to use a capital ‘I’ for Tuesday, perhaps for dies Iovis? 2 Garrick bought a quantity of Chippendale furniture for the house at the Adelphi. McIntyre, Garrick, 467. 3 This visit to Hampshire is discussed in McIntyre, Garrick, 597-8. David Garrick Papers, Hereford Museum L[ad]y Chambers Mrs Anderson Mr Hare L[ad]y M: Cholmon[deley?] L[ad]y North Mrs Franks Sept. 1778 S. 20 We all dined at Mr Standley M. 21 Went to see Mr Rombols place I[ovis?] 22 We went a Water Party W. 23 Went to see L[ad]y Ossory Th. 24 The [sic] all dined with L[or]d P[almerston] Fr. 25 [blank] Sat. 26 We went all to Southampton to the Ball Sept. 1778 S. 27 We all dined at Mr Standley M. 28 We went to dine with Dr Warton at Winchester say [sic]the Illuminations4 I. 29 We went to see the review5 returned to dinner to L[or]d P:[almerston] W. 30 Mrs Hobert came. Octo[ber] Th. 1 My hus[ban]d was taken ill of the stone but got the Better in 2: H[ours] They all went to Mr Standleys. Fr. 2 My Hus[ban]d better we went to Mr Standley to stay. Sat. 3 My Hus[ban]d was taken ill with a pain in his stomach at night. 4 Part of the royal visit. 5 Review of troops by George III at Winchester. See Carola Oman, David Garrick (1958), 368-9. Osborn, ‘Literary material’, 120. Mcintyre, Garrick, 598. David Garrick Papers, Hereford Museum Oct. 1778 S. 4 My Hus[ban]d very ill all the night in bed this morning with a Violent Fever he grew better in the Evening M. 5 [blank] I. 6 We went from Mr Standley half after 7 & Breakfasted at Winchester with Dr Warton set out by 12: and came to Mr Wilmot half after four. W. 7 [blank] Th. 8 [blank] Fr. 9 We all dined at Mr Lester at Backsot [Bagshot] Came to Hampton by seven Sat. 10 We set out for London Went to the Play Memorandum 6th: we took Post horses from [blank] Octo[ber] 1778 S. 11 I called upon Mrs Ramus Mr Le Texier dined with us M. 12 Wandergouch Breakfasted with us Mr Barwell called. I. 13 Dr Shomberg, Barwell, Le Texier, Wandercouch Geo:[rge Garrick] & Carry [Carrington Garrick] dined with us. We went to the Play W. 14 I went to Covant [sic] Garden Th. 15 Went to the Play Fr. 16 Saw the Opera House Went to Covant [sic] Garden Sat. 17 Went to the Play David Garrick Papers, Hereford Museum Memorandum Opposite 13th Oct. ‘Miss Hoare Called’ Octo[ber] 1778 S. 18 My Hus[ban]d dined with Mr Robinson I went to Hampton M. 19 [Blank] T. 20 Called upon Mrs Chandler. The Garricks dined hear [sic] we went to Mrs Hare6 W. 21 We lent the Coach to carry the Garrick’s to Town & they were at our house Th. 22 My Niece sat for her Picture at Hampton to Mr Vander= [Van der Gutch] Fri. 23 The G[arric]ks returned to Hampton Sat. 24 [Blank] Octo[ber] 1778 S. 25 All the Garrick’s dined at home with us & their company. My Hus[ban]d dined at L[or]d Sandwich M. 26 [Blank] T. 27 My Hus[ban]d dined at the club,7 at Hampton W. 28 We came to Dine in Town Went to the Play Th. 29 My Niece was not well 6 Hare – or Mrs Garrick misspelling Hoare? 7 The club founded by Sir Joshua Reynolds and Johnson which Garrick joined in 1773. He also dined there on 27 Oct., 10 Nov., 24 Nov. and 11 Dec. Osborn, ‘Literary papers’, 122. The Turk’s Head Club (Gerard St) had been formed by Reynolds and Johnson as a dining club during the winter of 1763-4. The first members were: John Hawkins, Goldsmith, Burke, Christopher Nugent, Bennet Langton, Topham Beauclerk, Anthony Chamier. Garrick was not admitted until 1773. McIntyre, Garrick, 145-6. David Garrick Papers, Hereford Museum Dr Shomberg Capt. Hamilton Le Texier dined with us & Barwell I went to Dr Turton Fri. 30 My Niece better we went to see Mrs Rackett at Wondsw[orth] Ayrey & Walker dined here at home. Sat. 31 at home Memorandums Opposite 31 October: ‘Mrs Ricketts called’ November 1778 S. 1 We went to Wandsworth to Mr Rackett M. 2 We returned from Wandsworth to Town dined at home staid [at home] T. 3 We went to Hampton Mrs Rackett & her son came W. 4 At home. My husband road [sic] out upon Mr Rackett’s horse Th. 5 at home. My Hus[ban]d road out. Fr. 6 at home the G[arric]ks dined at Brentford. Came home & drunk Tea with us. Sat. 7 The Garricks dined with us Mr Rackett came Memorandums The 2nd I called upon L[ad]y Claremont & Mrs Recketts [Opp. 3rd]: Mr Racketts horse came for my Hus[ban]d to ride November 1778 David Garrick Papers, Hereford Museum S. 8 Mr Wallis came M. 9 Mr Wallis went away Mr Rackett went away Miss Roberts & Kitt [Catherine Garrick] dined with us. My H[usban]d with L[or]d Sandwich T. 10 Mr Rackett went away. My Hus[ban]d dined at the club. I at Mr D[avid] G[arric]k with my Niece W. 11 we went to Town. dined at home Mr Wallis young Rackett. Went to the play Th. 12 Dr Cadogan Breakfasted with us. To Buy some Things in the City. dined at home. Dr Shomberg. Le Texier. Went to Covent Garden. Fr. 13 My Hus[ban]d not very well. Vandergouch Breakfasted with us. dined at home in Shops in the morning. At home. Sat. 14 in the City & at Mrs Cornelis, Mr Wallis, Ayrey, Walker, Wilson, dined with us. at home. Memorandum Opposite 8th: Capt Hamilton came only in the morning & went away again with Mr Mackey Visits Received: Mrs Lloyd, How, G. Hardinge Mr Brathwaite Miss Soame November 1778 S. 15 We went to Wandsworth & sent the Servants to Hampton M. 16 We went to W Hampton T. 17 All the G[arric]ks dined with us & the Schaws W. 18 All the G[arric]ks & the S’s [Schaws] dined with us. Th. 19 Dr & Miss Cadogan Came The G[arric]ks & Schaws dined with us. David Garrick Papers, Hereford Museum Fri. 20 The G[arric]ks dined with us. Sat. 21 My Hus[ban]d went to town returned to diner. Mr Forest came and Wallis & young Banister came by a Mistake. he & Wallis Lay at Mrs D[avid] G[arric]k, November 1778 S. 22 The Rackett came not the son. The Cadogans went away & Wallis [went away] M. 23 Forest went away. I. 24 The Racketts went away. My Hus[ban]d dined at the club. The G[arric]k’s dined with us. W. 25 The Garrick’s dined with us. Vandergouch came but lay at the G[arric]k’s. Th. 26 We came to Town to din[n]er. Fr. 27 Walker, Wallis dined with us. Sat. 28 Walker, Wallis dined with us. We went to the Opera Kitty [Catherine Garrick] [went to the Opera] November 1778 S. 29 Dined with Mr Rigby called upon Mrs Simonett M. 30 At Home. Went to the New Play. Dec[embe]r I. 1 Visiting . the Hoares, Harteleys, & Mr Jahns [Johns?] & Wallis dined with us. We went to the Play. W. 2 Visiting. Dined at Home Carry [Carrington]. Th. 3 Kitty Breakfasted here I carry[e]d her home. David Garrick Papers, Hereford Museum Fr. 4 Ayrey, Walker Carry dined with us. At. 5 Wilson & Kitty Breakfasted with us. My Hus[ban]d went Visiting I went to the opera my Neice [sic] & Mrs Hoare. Memorandums The first Visits made Lady Spencer Mrs Lloyd Mrs How L[ad]y Clairmont 2d Mrs Montagu Mainel L[ad]y How Duchess of Devonshire Mrs Vesey Duchess of Portland Dec[embe]r 1778 S. 6 We dined with Mrs Montagu my Niece at h[ome] M.
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