BIB_ID
289647
Accession number
MA 94.56
Creator
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870.
Display Date
1860 Sept. 2.
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Acquired by Pierpont Morgan, before 1913.
Description
1 item (2 p.) ; 18 cm
Notes
Part of a large collection of letters from Dickens to his contemporaries. Items in the collection are described separately. See MA 94 for more information.
The top third of p. 2 has been cut away for the signature.
Written on stationery with "Gad's Hill Place, Higham by Rochester, Kent" printed at the top.
The top third of p. 2 has been cut away for the signature.
Written on stationery with "Gad's Hill Place, Higham by Rochester, Kent" printed at the top.
Summary
Apologizing for not writing sooner to invite him to Gad's Hill; explaining that he is still working on the house and doesn't want it "to be seen for the first time under such disadvantageous circumstances"; saying he will write later in the month to suggest a time for a visit.
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