BIB_ID
419856
Accession number
MA 1352.7
Creator
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870.
Display Date
London, England, 1840 December 17?.
Credit line
Purchased with the assistance of the Fellows, 1951.
Description
1 item (1 page) ; 18.3 x 11.3 cm
Notes
The letter is part of a collection, MA 1352, which consists of letters from Charles Dickens to the Baroness, to her companion Hannah (Meredith) Brown, or the latter's husband, William Brown; with 70 letters written by others to Miss Coutts or to Dickens in his capacity as her unofficial almoner; and a few others. See the collection-level record for more information.
Dickens dates the letter "Thursday 5 o'clock." The suggested date of writing is from the published letter cited below.
Written in the third person.
Written from "Devonshire Terrace."
Dickens dates the letter "Thursday 5 o'clock." The suggested date of writing is from the published letter cited below.
Written in the third person.
Written from "Devonshire Terrace."
Provenance
The letters formed part of the Burdett-Coutts sale (Sotheby, 17 May 1922); they were purchased for Oliver W. Barrett in whose collection they remained until it was sold by his son (Parke-Bernet, 31 October 1951).
Summary
Declining an invitation; saying "...a sudden necessity for his going a few miles from town on business, prevents his having the honor of dining with her today. But Mr. Dickens hopes to have the pleasure of paying his respects to Miss Coutts in the course of the Evening, if he can by any means return to town in time."
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