Letter to William Makepeace Thackeray, 1804 January 8
Item — Box: [23]
Call Number: MSS 29
Scope and Contents
Mr. Piozzi's health has improved, but Hodgkins still has a dangerously high pulse, despite the foxglove and the blood that was drawn. Piozzi wishes the French would attack now to let the English volunteers do their duty and to "keep them from wicked thoughts" while there is no harvest. She also describes a cartoon about Napoleon. People mentioned: Dr. Thackeray, Mr. Piozzi, Hodgkins (the valet), Buonaparte and John Bull.
Dates
- 1804 January 8
Creator
Physical Description
3 pages (2 leaves) : autograph letter, signed ; 26 x 20 cm.
Conditions Governing Access
From the Collection:
The materials are open for research.
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
- Correspondence
- Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815
- Piozzi, Gabriele Mario, 1740-1809
- Piozzi, Hester Lynch, 1741-1821 -- Correspondence
- Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863 -- Correspondence
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