AUTOGRAPH NOTE WRITTEN AND SIGNED ENTIRELY IN THACKERAY'S HAND, BEAUTIFULLY FRAMED WITH WITH ENGRAVED PORTRAIT
THACKERAY, William Makepeace. Autograph note signed. No place, no date. Single sheet of light blue paper, measuring 4 by 2 -1/2 inches; matted and framed with engraved portrait, entire piece measures 11 by 16 inches. $750.
Original autograph note written and signed by William Makepeace Thackeray, reading: "Dear Sir, The Address is Barbadoes, Wigton, faithfully yours, W M Thackeray."
Thackeray's note reads in full: "Dear Sir, The address is Barbadoes, Wigton, faithfully yours, W M Thackeray." The address most likely refers to the Barbados Villa in Wigton, Scotland (today the Dunure House), which was occupied for many years by the Provost of Wigton, John McGuffie. A number of Thackeray's relatives had associations with the Wigton area.
A beautiful piece.