BIB_ID
420146
Accession number
MA 1352.362
Creator
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870.
Display Date
London, England, 1854 February 7.
Credit line
Purchased with the assistance of the Fellows, 1951.
Description
1 item (2 pages) ; 17.9 x 11.3 cm
Notes
Signed with initials.
Written from "Tavistock House."
Dickens adds "(My birthday)" under the date.
Envelope with stamp and postmarks: "Miss Burdett Coutts / Prospect Hill / Reading."
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.
Written from "Tavistock House."
Dickens adds "(My birthday)" under the date.
Envelope with stamp and postmarks: "Miss Burdett Coutts / Prospect Hill / Reading."
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
Discussing Urania Cottage business, including the process of finding a replacement for Mrs. Morson as matron; writing that he favors Mrs. Marchmont, particularly based on the strong recommendation she has received from Augustus Tracey; commenting on Mrs. Marchmont's physical appearance; saying that he fears he will not be able to attend Miss Burdett-Coutts's party on Thursday, as it is his "Household Words day, and my Sub Editor is ill."
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