Letter to William Makepeace Thackeray, 1796 November
Item — Box: [10]
Call Number: MSS 29
Scope and Contents
Discusses hopes that Dr. Thackeray is better and urges him to read Johnson'sLife of Mr. Richard Savage. People mentioned: Lady Macclesfield, Colonel Brett, Mr. Seward, Dr. Johnson, Shakespeare, Mrs. Heaton, and Mr. Piozzi.
Dates
- 1796 November
Creator
Physical Description
2 pages (2 leaves)
:
autograph letter, signed
;
23 x 19 cm.
Conditions Governing Access
From the Collection:
The materials are open for research.
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
- Correspondence
- Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784
- Piozzi, Hester Lynch, 1741-1821 -- Correspondence
- Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863 -- Correspondence
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