BIB_ID
289414
Accession number
MA 94.7
Creator
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870.
Display Date
1838 Aug. 31.
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Acquired by Pierpont Morgan, before 1913.
Description
1 item (2 p.) ; 18.2 cm + envelope
Notes
Part of a large collection of letters from Dickens to his contemporaries. Items in the collection are described separately. See MA 94 for more information.
The letter is dated "48 Doughty Street" and "Friday Morning."
With postmark and seal; date is from postmark.
The letter is dated "48 Doughty Street" and "Friday Morning."
With postmark and seal; date is from postmark.
Summary
Expressing his regret at being "out of town or engaged" when Malkin has called, but emphasizing that his "time is at present so occupied that if [he] did not shut [himself] up, strictly, [he] should never have a moment for rest and relaxation; saying he is "not aware of any means by which [he] can promote [Malkin's] interests in London."
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