BIB_ID
328556
Accession number
MA 7339.1
Creator
Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863.
Display Date
[1849 July 12].
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Description
1 item (2 p.) : ill. ; 17.7 cm
Notes
Part of a small collection of letters of Thackeray to Jane Octavia Brookfield; see related collection-level record for more information.
See MA 469.29 for the concluding pages of this letter.
See MA 469.29 for the concluding pages of this letter.
Provenance
Owned by Rosenbach in 1945; presented to Gordon N. Ray, president of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1963-1985 on the occasion of his retirement with the deep gratitutde and warm regard of the Board of Trustees; bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Summary
Describing the good effects that Brighton is having on his heath and well-being; remarking that he must return to London to dine that day; noting that her account of herself and Mrs. Fanshawe cheers him immensely; giving a small sketch of her with Mr. Brookfield and their baby; mentioning her cousin Henry Hallam.
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