BIB_ID
289645
Accession number
MA 94.55
Creator
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870.
Display Date
1859 Feb. 3.
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Acquired by Pierpont Morgan, before 1913.
Description
1 item (3 p.) ; 18 cm
Notes
From Dickens-Macready volume.
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 draft appears to be incomplete.
The letter is in Dickens' hand but reads as if it is from a secretary.
Written on stationery with "Tavistock House, Tavistock Square, London. W.C." printed at the top.
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 draft appears to be incomplete.
The letter is in Dickens' hand but reads as if it is from a secretary.
Written on stationery with "Tavistock House, Tavistock Square, London. W.C." printed at the top.
Summary
Saying he has shown the recipient's last letter to Mr. Dickens; stressing that they do not regard the recipient as "a speculator"; discussing the recipient's visit to Tavistock House; explaining that the long voyage, great fatigue, and lengthy absence from England make Dickens unable to go on an American tour; noting that these reasons are "not [meant] as a bargaining challenge to you to make another" offer.
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