BIB_ID
291398
Accession number
MA 113.111
Creator
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870.
Display Date
1854 Aug. 20.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1894.
Description
1 item (4 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 Villa du Camp de droite, Boulogne. Signed "CD."
Written from Villa du Camp de droite, Boulogne. Signed "CD."
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from the London dealer J. Pearson & Co. in 1894.
Summary
Discussing Sir Benjamin Hall's appointment as President of the Board of Health, and discussing the politics related to the Board of Health. Inviting Henry and Letitia Austin to visit the Dickens family in Boulogne, and mentioning the movement of French troops.
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