During the few years after its foundation the British Museum received several further gifts, including the Thomason Collection of Civil War Tracts and David Garrick's library of 1,000 printed plays.
Under några år efter grundandet hade British Museum fått ytterligare gåvor, däribland Thomason samling av skrifter från inbördeskriget och David Garrick bibliotek på 1 000 tryckta pjäser.