BIB_ID
420732
Accession number
MA 1352.448
Creator
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870.
Display Date
Paris, France, 1856 March 30.
Credit line
Purchased with the assistance of the Fellows, 1951.
Description
1 item (1 page) ; 18.4 x 12 cm + envelope
Notes
Signed with initials.
Written from "49 Champs Elysé́es, Paris."
Envelope with stamps and 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.
Written from "49 Champs Elysé́es, Paris."
Envelope with stamps and 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
Saying that he has gone over the draft of her letter to Reverend Harry Baber, Chaplain of the Whitelands Training Institution, and written a new draft, which he encloses: "My object has principally been, to state everything in its place and order ; not often greatly changing your words, and never changing (I hope) your ideas. If I have misunderstood you anywhere, tell me and let me correct the mistake;" saying that there were certain names and schools he did not catch and he has left places blank for that information to be inserted; referring to a section about the death of Dr. William Brown: "I have written the close with an unsteady hand, because I faltered in going so near your heart. But I hope it is what you would quietly say;" asking her to send it back if she would like to make any changes; sending his love to Hannah Brown.
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