Autograph letter signed : Paris, to his mother, Harriet Collins, 1844 Sept. 21.

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Autograph letter signed : Paris, to his mother, Harriet Collins, 1844 Sept. 21.

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Detailing his plans for returning to England; mentioning a tour of churches and the many weddings he saw; noting that he is going to see Rachel in Corneille's Horace; saying he expects it to be boring and has "taken care to secure comfortable seats with Spring cushions, so as to go to sleep with dignity"; extolling the food in France and expressing his fear of being "fat as a pig" if he stays in France much longer.

1 item (2 p., with address) ; 27.1 cm.

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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