BIB_ID
420137
Accession number
MA 1352.359
Creator
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870.
Display Date
London, England, 1854 February 3.
Credit line
Purchased with the assistance of the Fellows, 1951.
Description
1 item (2 pages) ; 17.9 x 11.3 cm
Notes
Written from "Tavistock House."
Signed with initials.
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.
Signed with initials.
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
Saying that he will see John Elliotson and learn the name of someone who has appealed to Miss Burdett-Coutts for help; adding that he thinks it is probably Maria Goodluck; discussing different candidates for the position of matron at Urania Cottage; listing various payments he has made; clarifying a payment made to Henry Austin and asking "How does this seem to you -- after you have got over the head ache occasioned by these terrific figures?"
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