Autograph letter signed with initials : London, to his mother, Harriet Collins, 1867 Sept. 25.

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Autograph letter signed with initials : London, to his mother, Harriet Collins, 1867 Sept. 25.

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Telling her he has been staying with the Lehmanns at Highgate to avoid the "hammering" at his own house; saying he is going to give his servants "a new gown apiece, in recognition of their extraordinary merit"; discussing having his books published in railway editions by [George?] Smith or Chapman & Hall; mentioning that [Charles] Dickens is having a difficult time deciding whether or not to do an American tour. A note at the top of p. 1 mentions The Athenaeum and promises to send her more brandy.

1 item (4 p.) ; 17.6 cm. + envelope.

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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