BIB_ID
290670
Accession number
MA 112.3
Creator
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan,, 1894.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 18.1 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
Acknowledging her note; telling her that "Kate [Dickens] has borne her shock [the death of their daughter Dora] as well as [he] could hope"; saying that they have "buried [their] poor little pet, and ... entrust her to God."
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