BIB_ID
291475
Accession number
MA 4979.42
Creator
Forster, John, 1812-1876.
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Purchased on the Gordon N. Ray Fund, 1995.
Description
1 item (3 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 that he wishes they saw more of each other; proposing that they try to meet soon; commenting on "what a fortune [Charles] Dickens is making -- he gets 440£ (counting seven dollars to the pound!) into every house!"
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