BIB_ID
419875
Accession number
MA 1352.317A
Creator
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870.
Display Date
Brighton, England, 1853 March 4?.
Credit line
Purchased with the assistance of the Fellows, 1951.
Description
1 item (1 page) ; 18.5 x 11.4 cm + envelope
Notes
No date of writing is given, but the letter is postmarked "March 4, 1853."
Place of writing from the postmark.
The memorandum has been ripped in two and is stored in the envelope.
Envelope with stamp and postmarks: "Miss Burdett Coutts / Stratton Street / Piccadilly / London."
The memorandum 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.
Place of writing from the postmark.
The memorandum has been ripped in two and is stored in the envelope.
Envelope with stamp and postmarks: "Miss Burdett Coutts / Stratton Street / Piccadilly / London."
The memorandum 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.
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
Listing various expenses for January and February, including "Home Bills" and payments to Mrs. Matthews and Mr. Austin.
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