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Autograph note : place not specified, to George Smith, [1861 Jan.-Feb.].

Record ID: 
329553
Accession number: 
MA 4724.263
Author: 
Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863.
Credit: 
Purchased on the Gordon N. Ray Fund, 1991.
Description: 
1 item (1 p.) ; 18.2 cm
Notes: 

The note has no salutation and is undated; the date of writing and the identity of the recipient are from the published letter.
A note to the published letter indicates that Thackeray is referring to the title of the illustration for Number 3 of "Philip" which appeared in the Cornhill Magazine in March 1861.
Part of a collection of letters from William Makepeace Thackeray to George D. Smith. Letters in this collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see collection level record for more information.

Summary: 

Saying "Title of the large cut. / The Old Fogies."

Provenance: 
Purchased on the Gordon N. Ray Fund in 1991.
Catalog Link: 
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Department: 
Literary and Historical Manuscripts