Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Autograph letter signed with initials : London, to his mother, Harriet Collins, [1867 Aug. 3].

BIB_ID
287719
Accession number
MA 3150.107
Creator
Collins, Wilkie, 1824-1889.
Display Date
[1867 Aug. 3].
Credit line
Purchased on the Fellows Fund, 1970.
Description
1 item (3 p.) ; 18 cm + envelope
Notes
Dated "Saturday"; date from postmark.
Part of a collection of 117 letters from Wilkie Collins to his mother, Harriet Collins. Items in the collection are described in individual records (MA 3150.1-117).
With postmark and one-penny stamp.
Written from 90 Gloucester Place, Portman Square, W.
Summary
Discussing his efforts to have "alterations and improvements" made to his new house before he moves in; mentioning a visit to Gadshill [Charles Dicken's house].