William Julius Mickle

Autograph letter to his sister, 28 June 1769

By 1769, Mickle had completed his verse tragedy, _Chateaubriant_, and had sought the help of his fellow Scot, James Boswell, in obtaining the notice of Garrick. Mickle writes to his sister: "Yesterday I had an agreeable letter from Mr Boswell along with my Play & a letter of recommendation to Mr Garrick, to whom he judged it most proper that I should transmit them...."

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