BIB_ID
324757
Accession number
MA 469.47
Creator
Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863.
Display Date
[1850] Feb. 28.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Description
1 item (4 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.
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
Congratulating her on the birth of her daughter; describing an amusing outing to the park, noting that he was on horseback in a sea of carriages when he met Mrs. Liddle; describing Mrs. Liddle and remarking on the couple she and her husband make, wondering "whether they will be of any use to the present writer?" Describing his outings and the many people he saw in the course of the previous day.
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