BIB_ID
420481
Accession number
MA 1352.398
Creator
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870.
Display Date
London, England, 1855 January 21.
Credit line
Purchased with the assistance of the Fellows, 1951.
Description
1 item (6 pages) ; 17.8 x 11.2 cm + envelope
Notes
Signed with initials.
Written from "Tavistock House."
Envelope addressed to: "Miss Burdett Coutts."
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."
Envelope addressed to: "Miss Burdett Coutts."
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
Describing in detail the plans for a closet for drying clothes, to be sent to the British military hospital in Scutari, where sick and wounded soldiers from the Crimea were being treated; discussing the case of a woman who the magistrate would like to place at Urania Cottage and saying that he has looked into her background and agreed to admit her; saying that he has decided that the best place for Charley to gain work experience would be at Baring Brothers; asking if she knows the partners Joshua Bates or Russell Sturgis and would be willing to introduce him; describing and praising Charley's work at the Household Words office; mentioning that Walter is about to leave for Brackenbury & Wynne's School, Wimbledon, and discussing his career prospects; mentioning the cold; sending kind regards to the Browns; commenting on the Times's coverage of the Crimean War.
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