BIB_ID
326579
Accession number
MA 470.12
Creator
Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863.
Display Date
"Sunday" [1853 May 15-17].
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Description
1 item (4 p.) ; 17.7 cm
Notes
A few lines in the letter have been cancelled.
Date of writing identified by Ray.
Part of a collection of letters from William Makepeace Thackeray to Jane Octavia Brookfield and others. Letters in the collection have been described individually; see related collection-level record for more information.
Written from "19 Rue d'Angoulême St. Honoré."
Date of writing identified by Ray.
Part of a collection of letters from William Makepeace Thackeray to Jane Octavia Brookfield and others. Letters in the collection have been described individually; see related collection-level record for more information.
Written from "19 Rue d'Angoulême St. Honoré."
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Summary
Concerning his arrival, noting that his daughters and mother are happy; mentioning that there was a little soirée the previous day and that he felt even more pompous and awkward because they all seemed afraid of him. Mentioning a great walk with his daughters on Friday; outlining their upcoming dining engagements; recalling his journey from London with Edward Ellice Sr., noting he was more sick crossing to Boulogne than for the whole Atlantic passage. Continuing the letter on Tuesday: longing to be at work; mentioning that his daughters have made "remarkable progress in pianofortification" and praising their governess.
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