BIB_ID
291262
Accession number
MA 113.68
Creator
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870.
Display Date
1851 Sept. 28.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1894.
Description
1 item (3 p.) ; 18.1 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 Broadstairs, Kent, on mourning paper. Signed "Charles Dickens."
Written from Broadstairs, Kent, on mourning paper. Signed "Charles Dickens."
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from the London dealer J. Pearson & Co. in 1894.
Summary
Discussing renovations to Tavistock House, mentioning picture rods and shelves in the pantry. Proposing to visit the house with Austin, if Austin approves, and to dine together.
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