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 : place not specified, to George Smith, [1861-1862].

BIB_ID
329197
Accession number
MA 4724.248
Creator
Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863.
Display Date
[1861-1862].
Credit line
Purchased on the Gordon N. Ray Fund, 1991.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 18.2 cm
Notes
A note to the published letter says that the payment he wishes to make is to the contractors for the house he is building at 2 Palace Green.
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 probable year of writing is from the published letter.
Provenance
Purchased on the Gordon N. Ray Fund in 1991.
Summary
Saying "Man the enigma is a cruel hard riddle to understand. I want to make a payment to my blood suckers. Will you pay the month in for / Yours always."