BIB_ID
421140
Accession number
MA 1352.524
Creator
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870.
Display Date
London, England, 1841 January 28?.
Credit line
Purchased with the assistance of the Fellows, 1951.
Description
1 item (1 page) ; 18.3 x 11.4 cm + envelope
Notes
Dickens dates the letter only "Thursday Morning." Based on other letters from this period, House and Storey argue that it was most likely written on January 28, 1841. See the published correspondence, cited below, for additional information.
Written from "Devonshire Terrace."
Envelope with seal: "Miss 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 "Devonshire Terrace."
Envelope with seal: "Miss 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
Arranging to see her on Tuesday instead of Saturday; adding that if he can attend her party on Friday, he will do so.
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