Autograph letter : Higham, to his sister Letitia [Mrs. Henry Austin], 1861 Nov. 3.

Record ID: 
290680
Accession number: 
MA 112.7
Author: 
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870.
Credit: 
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1894.
Description: 
1 item (2 p.) ; 17.6 cm
Notes: 

The signature of the letter has been cut off.
Written on mourning stationery with "Gad's Hill Place, Higham by Rochester, Kent" printed at the top.
Part of a collection of letters from Charles Dickens to his sister Letitia; the letters are described separately (MA 112.1-77).

Summary: 

Sending her a cheque for £50; discussing her negotiations with her landlord; saying he is glad she has "been out in the air"; promising to write to her "from many points of [his] Tour."

Provenance: 
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from the London dealer J. Pearson & Co., 1894.