BIB_ID
324576
Accession number
MA 469.19
Creator
Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863.
Display Date
[1849 Apr. 9].
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.
Ray notes that "The winter of 1845-1846 witness the climax of the feverish outburst of speculation known as the railway mania, in which Thackeray, like nearly every other owner of railroad shares, lost what money he had invested."--Cf. Ray, p. 215, n. 46.
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.
Ray notes that "The winter of 1845-1846 witness the climax of the feverish outburst of speculation known as the railway mania, in which Thackeray, like nearly every other owner of railroad shares, lost what money he had invested."--Cf. Ray, p. 215, n. 46.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Summary
Remarking that after sleeping poorly he received a letter the day before concerning £112 he owes "for that abominable Irish railway." Discussing his anxiety about paying such a sum, remarking that he resolved to go to work directly, but instead went out to dine with the Strutts and Romillys. Relating his trip to the bank that morning, where he has £120 in his account, but remarking that the bank has said he may overdraw. Discussing a domestic scandal involving Mrs. Richards and her mother fleeing her infamous husband. Asking if he may come to luncheon on Thursday on his way to Taunton.
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