BIB_ID
328797
Accession number
MA 4724.149
Creator
Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863.
Display Date
1862 May 2.
Credit line
Purchased on the Gordon N. Ray Fund, 1991.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 7.5 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 date of writing is from the postmark.
The envelope is embossed on the flap with the Cornhill Magazine crest, is stamped, postmarked and addressed to "G. Smith Esqre / Smith Elder & Co. / 45 Pall Mall."
The date of writing is from the postmark.
The envelope is embossed on the flap with the Cornhill Magazine crest, is stamped, postmarked and addressed to "G. Smith Esqre / Smith Elder & Co. / 45 Pall Mall."
Provenance
Purchased on the Gordon N. Ray Fund in 1991.
Summary
Written on the inside of the envelope flap; saying he has had "this in my pocket for 2 days."
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