Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Letter signed with initials : London, to George Smith, 1860 Mar. 8.

BIB_ID
328207
Accession number
MA 4724.57
Creator
Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863.
Display Date
1860 Mar. 8.
Credit line
Purchased on the Gordon N. Ray Fund, 1991.
Description
1 item (3 p.) ; 17.7 cm
Notes
In the hand of Samuel Langley, except for the signature initials of Thackeray.
Part of a collection of letters from William Makepeace Thackeray to George D. Smith. Letters in this collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see collection level record for more information.
Samuel Lucas, editor of a Bradbury & Evans publication titled "Once a Week", accused the Cornhill Magazine of trying to recruit their contributors.
Written on stationery embossed with the Cornhill Magazine crest and written from 36 Onslow Square.
Provenance
Purchased on the Gordon N. Ray Fund in 1991.
Summary
Discussing future articles for the Cornhill Magazine; saying that the "Lucas correspondence has broken out again, though with abated virulence; adding that he has taken the "House on Kensington Palace Green."