BIB_ID
291108
Accession number
MA 112.56
Creator
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan,, 1894.
Description
1 item (2 p.) ; 19.7 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 on stationery with "Office of All the Year Round, A Weekly Journal Conducted by Charles Dickens" printed at the top.
Written on stationery with "Office of All the Year Round, A Weekly Journal Conducted by Charles Dickens" printed at the top.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from the London dealer J. Pearson & Co., 1894.
Summary
Saying that he cannot tie himself to any engagements while he is so busy with readings; noting that he wants her to come to Gad's Hill soon; telling her that he has "kept [him]self in the way of the Pension List as much as possible and [has] steadily refused to sign any other Memorial."
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