BIB_ID
328312
Accession number
MA 4724.73
Creator
Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863.
Display Date
"Thursday" [1859] Sept. 29.
Credit line
Purchased on the Gordon N. Ray Fund, 1991.
Description
1 item (3 p.) ; 12.7 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 year of writing is from the published letter.
The year of writing is from the published letter.
Provenance
Purchased on the Gordon N. Ray Fund in 1991.
Summary
Saying that he has come to Coire because of "the illness of my eldest daughter--dysentery--not dangerous the Doctor says, but tedious;" saying he is having difficulty writing; hoping that he and his wife have had no "mishaps on your journey;" asking if he's "found a title? St. Lucius 'who founded the Church of Saint Peter Cornhill' is buried here. Help us good St. Lucius!"
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