BIB_ID
291471
Accession number
MA 4979.39
Creator
Forster, John, 1812-1876.
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Purchased on the Gordon N. Ray Fund, 1995.
Description
1 item (4 p.) ; 18.4 cm
Notes
Part of a large collection of letters between Charles Dickens, Sir James Emerson Tennent and his family, and John Forster. Items in the collection are described in individual records; see MA 4979 for more information.
Written from the "Palace Gate House, Kensington W." on stationery with the British lion and unicorn embossed at the top of the page.
Written from the "Palace Gate House, Kensington W." on stationery with the British lion and unicorn embossed at the top of the page.
Summary
Saying he has spoken to [Charles] Dickens and does not think he will join them; noting that his wife is "so bad a sailor" that she will need to rest after the sea voyage; proposing Dublin as a resting place; mentioning some excursions he hopes to make in Ireland.
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