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Letter to John Palgrave Simpson

Description

Tavistock House.

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1855 October 8
Call number
HM 78785
Creator
Dickens, Charles (1812-1870)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Purchased for the Huntington from Jarndyce Booksellers by the Library Collectors' Council, January 2013.
Restrictions
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
Associated people
Ainsworth, William Harrison, (1805-1882.)
Bentley, George, (1828-1895.)
Dickens, Frederick William, (1820-1868.)
Empson, W. (1791-1852.)
Harley, John Pritt, (1786-1858.)
Horner, Susan, (-1900.)
Lytton, Edward Robert Bulwer Lytton, (1831-1891.)
Simpson, J. Palgrave (1807-1887.)
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