BIB_ID
328705
Accession number
MA 4724.139
Creator
Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863.
Display Date
[1861 Oct.].
Credit line
Purchased on the Gordon N. Ray Fund, 1991.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 18.2 cm
Notes
On the verso, Thackeray has written "Miss Charlotte and her partners;" this was the title of an illustration for Number 11 of "Philip" which was published in November 1861.
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 date of writing is from the published letter.
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 date of writing is from the published letter.
Provenance
Purchased on the Gordon N. Ray Fund in 1991.
Summary
Wondering why "the young ladies havent answered me about the weak verse in their poem;" adding that he will "try and get it into grammar and bring it on to Pall Mall before 1."
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