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When did Samuel Johnson sign the contract to create A Dictionary of the English Language?
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Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson, oil on canvas by Sir Joshua Reynolds, c. 1756; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
Samuel Johnson signed the contract to create his A Dictionary of the English Language on June 18, 1746.1