BIB_ID
324554
Accession number
MA 469.14
Creator
Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863.
Display Date
"Wednesday evening" [1848] Oct. 4.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Description
1 item (2 p.) ; 17.5 cm + envelope
Notes
Envelope with stamp, postmarks and evidence of a seal, and addressed to "Mrs. Brookfield / Clevedon Cout. Clevedon / Somerset."
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.
Year 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.
Year of writing identified by Ray.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Summary
Asking her to let him know that she arrived safely at Bury St. Edmunds; mentioning that William dined with Thackeray the evening before; remarking on his sadness at passing by her empty house; mentioning that the cab is waiting to take him to the railway station. With a postscript noting that he missed his train and has decided to go to Brighton instead of Bury.
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