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 : Hull, to T. J. Thompson, 1858 Oct. 27.

BIB_ID
290502
Accession number
MA 105.68
Creator
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870.
Display Date
1858 Oct. 27.
Credit line
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan, before 1913.
Description
1 item (3 p.) ; 18 cm
Notes
Frederick Dickens was alleged to have commited adultery in April, 1857, at Dorking.
Part of a collection of 2 engravings and 73 letters primarily from Charles Dickens to John Macrone. Letters are cataloged individually in 75 records (MA 105.1-75); see related records for full description.
Signed "Charles Dickens."
Summary
Referencing Dickens' estrangement from his brother Frederic, and discussing Frederic's estrangement from his wife, Anna, referred to by Thompson as "the Dorking affair." Thanking Thompson for his kind, considerate, and discreet proposal to mediate between Frederic and Anna. Mentioning the closure of his tour, which had been "amazingly successful."