BIB_ID
328214
Accession number
MA 4724.58
Creator
Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863.
Display Date
[1855] Mar. 12.
Credit line
Purchased on the Gordon N. Ray Fund, 1991.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 18.6 cm
Notes
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.
The Newspaper Stamp Act of 1855 revoked the requirement of a penny stamp to mail a newspaper; the law became effective June 15, 1855.
The year of writing is from the published letter.
Written from 36 Onslow Square.
The Newspaper Stamp Act of 1855 revoked the requirement of a penny stamp to mail a newspaper; the law became effective June 15, 1855.
The year of writing is from the published letter.
Written from 36 Onslow Square.
Provenance
Purchased on the Gordon N. Ray Fund in 1991.
Summary
Thanking him for the "Review" and saying that the article about "Your's truly" was "welcome and friendly;" commenting on the "Stamp Duties" and saying "I think we were quite as well out of the Paper considering the changes wh[ich] are now pending."
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