Autograph letter signed : Paris, to his mother, Harriet Collins, 1860 Dec. 14.

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Autograph letter signed : Paris, to his mother, Harriet Collins, 1860 Dec. 14.

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Telling her they [Charles and Kate Dickens Collins] are thinking of going to Brussels because Paris does not agree with them; complaining that the air in Paris is bad because of a drainage system that requires carts to empty cesspools all night; asking if she can get information about lodgings in Brussels from Mr. Tom Wilkin; mentioning that he is working on a book about their journey, A cruise upon wheels; inquiring about her health; asking her to thank Wilkie Collins for his letter; expressing his "morbid hatred of the French nation"; saying that Katie would prefer that the box she sent home not be unpacked.

1 item (3 p.) ; 20.2 cm. + envelope.

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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