Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Autograph letter signed with initials : London, to George Smith, [1863] Aug. 5.

BIB_ID
328851
Accession number
MA 4724.154
Creator
Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863.
Display Date
[1863] Aug. 5.
Credit line
Purchased on the Gordon N. Ray Fund, 1991.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 18.4 cm
Notes
In a note to this letter in the publication cited below, the reference to Blackwood and Fraser pertains to favorable reviews in "Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine" and "Fraser's Magazine." for a novel written by his daughter Anne.
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.
Written on stationery embossed "Palace Green, / Kensington, W."
Provenance
Purchased on the Gordon N. Ray Fund in 1991.
Summary
Asking if he had "seen Blackwood & Fraser? Hip Hip Hurray;" saying he had not done any work while he was in the country but was "determined to do No. III before I leave home."