BIB_ID
328926
Accession number
MA 4724.176
Creator
Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863.
Display Date
1863 Mar. 14.
Credit line
Purchased on the Gordon N. Ray Fund, 1991.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 6.8 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.
Written on the inside of the envelope flap; the envelope is stamped, postmarked and addressed to "G. Smith Esqre / Smith Elder & Co / 45 Pall Mall."
Written on the inside of the envelope flap; the envelope 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
Saying that he has been "sitting in desperation before my desk all day. Of course I'll do a paper. Say seven pages & be ready on Monday."
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