A collection of 80 letters and 14 poems, purporting to be written by William Makepeace Thackeray (60 items); Thomas Hood (32 items) and Horatio Nelson (2 items). Most items undated.
Forgeries, mainly bearing forged signatures.
Miscellaneous correspondence (forgeries)
This material is held atSenate House Library Archives, University of London
- Reference
- GB 96 AL335
- Dates of Creation
- 1st Jan 1801 - 31st Dec 1861
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 94 items
Scope and Content
Arrangement
See hard copy catalogue.
Access Information
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Other Finding Aids
Typescript catalogue available in the Library's Special Collections Reading Room.