BIB_ID
421384
Accession number
MA 1352.586
Creator
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870.
Display Date
London, England, 1848 April 1.
Credit line
Purchased with the assistance of the Fellows, 1951.
Description
1 item (2 pages) ; 18 x 11.2 cm + envelope
Notes
Written from "Devonshire Terrace."
Envelope with seal and postmarks: "W. Brown Esquire / 1 Stratton Street / Piccadilly."
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.
Envelope with seal and postmarks: "W. Brown Esquire / 1 Stratton Street / Piccadilly."
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, during his visit to Urania Cottage yesterday, Julia Mozley told him that she would like to meet with Dr. Brown privately, as she believed her illness to be connected with her "'past misconduct'"; adding that he has learned that the medicine she is taking makes her sick and he has ordered it stopped until she meets with Brown; asking if he will consent to this.
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