BIB_ID
291425
Accession number
MA 113.122
Creator
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870.
Display Date
1857 Feb. 15.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1894.
Description
1 item (4 p.) ; 18 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 Tavistock House. Signed "CD."
Written from Tavistock House. Signed "CD."
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from the London dealer J. Pearson & Co. in 1894.
Summary
Discussing the hiring of a builder to perform necessary repairs and renovations to Gad's Hill Place. Hoping that the "whole business ought to be disposed of in 6 weeks," and mentioning that he has begun furnishing the place.
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