BIB_ID
289648
Accession number
MA 93.142
Creator
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870.
Display Date
1870 Jan. 27.
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Acquired by Pierpont Morgan, before 1913.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 20 cm + envelope
Notes
Part of a large collection of letters from Charles Dickens to Wilkie Collins. Letters are cataloged individually; see related records for full description.
The first of two letters dated 27 January 1870.
Written on All the Year Round stationery. Signed Charles Dickens.
The first of two letters dated 27 January 1870.
Written on All the Year Round stationery. Signed Charles Dickens.
Summary
Enclosing a formal letter (MA 93.143) concerning copyright, confirming Collins' ownership of all his articles and stories that were published in Household Words and All the Year Round. Noting that the formal letter (MA 93.143) differs very slightly from the draft sent by Collins' solicitor (see MA 93.143 and accompanying material). Expressing concern over Collins' health, noting that Dickens "doesn't come to see [Collins] because [he doesn't] want to bother [him]."
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