Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Autograph letter signed with his monogram : place not specified, to "My dear vieux" [William Brookfield], [1849 Apr.].

BIB_ID
324585
Accession number
MA 469.24
Creator
Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863.
Display Date
[1849 Apr.].
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 17.5 cm
Notes
Month and 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.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Summary
Asking him to go to Mrs. Crowe, who is low, wretched and hysterical, at Hampstead, remarking that "a word or two of kindness from a black coat might make all the difference to her." Noting that he is going as well, to laugh, talk, soothe and cheer her.