Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Autograph letter signed with initials : London, to Henry Austin, 1857 Feb. 15.

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."
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.