BIB_ID
324538
Accession number
MA 469.10
Creator
Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863.
Display Date
"Saturday" [1848 Oct. 14].
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Description
1 item (4 p.) ; 17.7 cm
Notes
Date of writing identified by Ray.
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.
Written from "13 Young St. Kensington."
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.
Written from "13 Young St. Kensington."
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Summary
Remarking that he wrote her a letter three nights ago in the French language but noting that he did not send it and wishing that he had some news of her; mentioning that his parents will come to visit the following week and that he has been refusing dinner invitations. Discussing the French letter he wrote, remarking that it was written by a different man than he, musing that "a language I'm sure would change a man: so does hand-writing." Wondering how many people she actually is, noting "you are Mr. Packmans Mrs. B and Mr. Jackson's Mrs. B and ah you are my Mrs. B," and apologizing for making her out to be an Ogre's wife. Mentioning that he is inviting Mr. Brookfield to dine the following day, and promising to drink to her health.
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