BIB_ID
284873
Accession number
MA 741.67
Creator
Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881.
Display Date
1859 July 22.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, before 1913.
Description
1 item (4 p.) ; 18.2 cm
Notes
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).
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan before 1913 from the London dealer J. Pearson & Co.
Summary
Saying that he will provide a note to Mr. Ballantyne but doubts he is in a position to help; noting that he wrote to Mr. Delane of the [London] Times and hopes he will provide "useful guidance" if Gilchrist goes to see him; commenting on his health, his wife's health, and their visit to Scotland.
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