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

Accession number: 1974-0014R

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2007

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Descriptive Summary

Creator:	Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757
Title:	Colley Cibber Letter to Mrs. Laetitia Pilkington, 1747 June 29
Accession:	1974-0014R Map Drawer 20-8
Extent:	3 pages
Repository:	Pennsylvania State University, University Libraries, Special Collections Library

Administrative Information

Access

Unrestricted access.

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.

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].

Publication Note

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

Index Terms

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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