BIB_ID
326697
Accession number
MA 470.29
Creator
Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863.
Display Date
[1845] Dec. 27.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Description
1 item (4 p.) : ill. ; 18.1 cm
Notes
Illustrated with a sketch of Thackeray giving his blessing to a kneeling man and woman.
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.
Year of writing and possible recipient 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.
Year of writing and possible recipient identified by Ray.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Summary
Mentioning that he saw "the little one's" at Macready's the previous night and "charged them with a blessing for their parents." Saying farewell, noting that "Titmarsh goes back to the home of his children" but is sorry to say goodbye to such good friends.
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