BIB_ID
325264
Accession number
MA 469.57
Creator
Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863.
Display Date
[1848 July 10].
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Description
1 item (4 p.) ; 11.3 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
Concerning a ticket offered to Thackeray by Mrs. Proctor, for a performance by Macready at Drury Lane Theatre the following night at which Her Majesty will be present. Mentioning that a "chosen few" will be permitted to join the actors in singing the national anthem to the queen, and offering his ticket to participate in this chorus to Mr. Brookfield.
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