BIB_ID
291194
Accession number
MA 113.48
Creator
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870.
Display Date
1851 Jan. 30.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1894.
Description
1 item (2 p.) ; 17.8 cm
Notes
Part of a large collection of letters from Charles Dickens to his brother-in-law Henry Austin. Items in the collection are described separately; see MA 113 for more information.
Written from Devonshire Terrace. Signed "CD."
Written from Devonshire Terrace. Signed "CD."
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from the London dealer J. Pearson & Co. in 1894.
Summary
Stating that he has "offered -- with fear and trembling -- for the House" (see MA 113.46-47). Mentioning that the Paris departure is set for February 10, and discussing their trip. Hoping to "join in the Deputation" [for the Sanitary Commission] the following day, mentioning "an undone Article" on the subject [published in Household Words on 15 February].
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