The Charles Dickens Letters Project
Period:
1851-1860
Theme(s):
charity
friends
To CHARLES MACKAY,1 3 JULY 1857
After Berg Collection. Add Address (envelope, MS Private): Charles Mackay Esquire | Illustrated London News Office | Strand. PM 4 July 57.
- 1. Charles Mackay (1814-98; Dictionary of National Biography), poet and journalist: see Pilgrim Letters 1, p. 485n. Mackay’s annotation on the back of the envelope refers to the Jerrold fund, the subject of CD’s letter.