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1861-1870

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To WILLIAM DARE MORGAN,1 8 February 1861

MS Robin Lloyd

3 Hanover Terrace, Regents Park N.W.2

Friday Eighth February, 1861

My Dear Sir

We are in town for the season, at this address. If you have no better engagement for Sunday than to join our family dinner at 6 o’clock (exactly) we shall be truly glad to see you.

Faithfully Yours

CHARLES DICKENS

W.D. Morgan Esquire

1. William Dare Morgan (1838-87), son of CD’s friend Captain Elisha Ely Morgan (?1805-64). Joined his father’s shipping firm, the Black X Line, and spent most of the period 1861-4 in London, safeguarding the family’s interests during the American Civil War. See Leon Litvack, "Messages from the Sea: New Dickens Letters to E.E. and W.D. Morgan", Dickensian 110.2 (2014): 242-54.
2. CD rented this property from 14 February to 15 June 1861, so that his daughter Mamie could enjoy the London ‘Season’ (see Pilgrim Letters 9, p. 382; dated 1 February 1861).

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