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Autograph letter : place not specified, to George Smith, [1861 Feb.].

BIB_ID
328369
Accession number
MA 4724.85
Creator
Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863.
Display Date
[1861 Feb.].
Credit line
Purchased on the Gordon N. Ray Fund, 1991.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 17.9 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 letter is undated; the month and year of writing is from the published letter.
The song, "Doctor Luther" appeared at the end of Chapter VII of "The Adventures of Philip" in the March 1861 issue of the Cornhill Magazine, vol. III, no. 15, p. 289.
Provenance
Purchased on the Gordon N. Ray Fund in 1991.
Summary
Commenting on an article under consideration; saying he has written a song to fill out "one page of my wanting matter' [the next installment of "The Adventures of Philip'].