BIB_ID
284505
Accession number
MA 741.8
Creator
Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881.
Display Date
1840 May 3.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, before 1913.
Description
1 item (1 p., with address) ; 22.5 cm
Notes
Missing the ends of two lines where the seal tore the paper.
Part of a bound collection of 56 letters and notes from Thomas Carlyle, 7 signed receipts, 4 prints, and a photograph; items in the collection are described individually (MA 741.1-68).
With postmark and seal, addressed to W.D. Christie, 4 Harcourt Buildings, Temple.
Part of a bound collection of 56 letters and notes from Thomas Carlyle, 7 signed receipts, 4 prints, and a photograph; items in the collection are described individually (MA 741.1-68).
With postmark and seal, addressed to W.D. Christie, 4 Harcourt Buildings, Temple.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan before 1913 from the London dealer J. Pearson & Co.
Summary
Informing him that "no committee could constitute itself on Saturday" because not enough committee members were present; listing members and how many prospectuses they have distributed; telling him that "no advertising, nor any work will be done till you come."
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