Autograph letter : Higham, to Frederic Chapman, 1860 Sept. 2.
Record ID:
289647
Accession number:
MA 94.56
Credit:
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan before 1913.
Description:
1 item (2 p.) ; 18 cm
Notes:
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.
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.
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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