BIB_ID
324492
Accession number
MA 469.5
Creator
Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863.
Display Date
[1847 Nov. 6-12].
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Description
1 item (2 p.) : ill. ; 17.7 cm
Notes
"The bouge" refers to Brookfield's rooms in the cellars of St. Luke's Church.
Date of writing identified by Ray, who notes that it was probably written after Sunday, November 6 and before the following Saturday.
Part of a collection of letters primarily from William Makepeace Thackeray to Jane Octavia Brookfield. Letters in the collection have been described individually; see related collection-level record for more information.
With a sketch of a headless horseman.
Date of writing identified by Ray, who notes that it was probably written after Sunday, November 6 and before the following Saturday.
Part of a collection of letters primarily from William Makepeace Thackeray to Jane Octavia Brookfield. Letters in the collection have been described individually; see related collection-level record for more information.
With a sketch of a headless horseman.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Summary
Apologizing for not coming to "the bouge" remarking that the death of Harriet Butler kept him in town; inviting the Brookfields to stay with him until they have found a new home; remarking on the fine dinners they will have at his house and mentioning that he has gotten a box of preserved apricots from Fortnum and Mason.
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