BIB_ID
419977
Accession number
MA 1352.341
Creator
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870.
Display Date
Boulogne, France, 1853 July 28.
Credit line
Purchased with the assistance of the Fellows, 1951.
Description
1 item (1 page) ; 18 x 11.2 cm + envelope
Notes
Written from Boulogne.
Envelope with postmarks: "Miss Burdett Coutts / Stratton Street / Piccadilly / London."
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.
Envelope with postmarks: "Miss Burdett Coutts / Stratton Street / Piccadilly / London."
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.
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
Writing about the assistance she has offered the actress Mary Amelia Warner: "I cannot tell you what I think and feel about your noble kindness to Mrs Warner -- I would hardly do so if I could -- but it seems a relief to my mind to say how it urges me on to do what I can't and don't do;" mentioning that he saw that Richard Dunn's case before the Insolvent Debtors Court had been adjourned and asking her to let him know when it is all over; adding "I have heard of our new Home cases."
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