BIB_ID
124664
Accession number
MA 470.74
Creator
Rutland, John Henry Manners, Duke of, 1778-1857.
Display Date
1848 Jan. 23.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Description
1 item (3 p.) ; 18.5 cm
Notes
Part of a collection of letters from William Makepeace Thackeray to Jane Octavia Brookfield and others. Letters in the collection have been described individually; see related collection-level record for more information.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Summary
Saying he is glad that Mr. and Mrs. Brookfield enjoyed their visit; wishing that they could have stayed longer to witness Lyttelton "boundless exultation in his hunting." Looking forward to a church event the following day and warning him about his "rather angry article" to be published in the Ecclesiastic.
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