BIB_ID
290669
Accession number
MA 112.2
Creator
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan,, 1894.
Description
1 item (4 p.) ; 17.8 cm
Notes
Part of a collection of letters from Charles Dickens to his sister Letitia; the letters are described separately (MA 112.1-77).
Written from Devonshire Terrace.
Written on mourning stationery.
Written from Devonshire Terrace.
Written on mourning stationery.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from the London dealer J. Pearson & Co., 1894.
Summary
Saying that he is sorry Henry [Austin] "has been so unwell"; mentioning his brother-in-law [Henry] Burnett's crippled son; discussing a visit to their parents, John and Elizabeth Dickens; suggesting that they meet for a meal; sending love from Catherine Dickens and Georgina Hogarth.
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