BIB_ID
325651
Accession number
MA 469.74
Creator
Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863.
Display Date
[1850 Oct. 8].
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Description
1 item (4 p.) ; 17.8 cm + envelope
Notes
Date of writing identified by Ray.
Envelope with stamp, seal and postmarks and addressed to "Mrs. Brookfield / 15 Portman St. / Portman Sq. London."
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.
Envelope with stamp, seal and postmarks and addressed to "Mrs. Brookfield / 15 Portman St. / Portman Sq. London."
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
Informing her that he has agreed to stay [in Southampton?] for two more days because there are rumors that he "seduced a Governess by the name of Jane Eyre by whom I had ever so many &c." and he wants to stay for the visit of the bishop and some clergy so he can dispel the rumor. Remarking on his stay, and mentioning other visitors including Lady Ashburton, Miss Farrer, Mrs. Taylor and Mrs. Cameron. Mentioning the books he has been reading and noting "what else is there to say about the life here and the Gores, and the history of walks and lunches and dinners?"
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