BIB_ID
324647
Accession number
MA 469.34
Creator
Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863.
Display Date
[1849 Oct. 23].
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 18 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.
The first of two letters written to Brookfield on 23 October 1849; see also MA 469.35.
Written from "63 East St. Brighton."
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.
The first of two letters written to Brookfield on 23 October 1849; see also MA 469.35.
Written from "63 East St. Brighton."
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Summary
Reporting that yesterday he had the "courage to fly to Brighton" and that he secured "a most byootiful lodging and had a delightful sleep."
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