Lot 72
Dickens (Charles) Autograph cheque signed "Charles Dickens" paid to "Mrs Hedderley" for the sum of "Ten Pounds"drawn on Messrs Coutts & Co, 1 page, printed with manuscript insertions and crossed, 1868.
Hammer Price: £600
Description
Dickens (Charles, novelist, 1812-70) Autograph cheque signed "Charles Dickens" paid to "Mrs Hedderley" for the sum of "Ten Pounds"drawn on Messrs Coutts & Co, 1 page, printed with manuscript insertions and crossed, folds, small pieces of tape in corners, laid down on card, 94 x 187mm., London, 8th October 1868.
⁂ The cheque is made out to Ellen Hedderley (1830-86), the All the Year Round office housekeeper, appointed in late 1866 after Dickens' longtime servant John Thompson, the previous AYR housekeeper was dismissed for stealing from the cash box.
Description
Dickens (Charles, novelist, 1812-70) Autograph cheque signed "Charles Dickens" paid to "Mrs Hedderley" for the sum of "Ten Pounds"drawn on Messrs Coutts & Co, 1 page, printed with manuscript insertions and crossed, folds, small pieces of tape in corners, laid down on card, 94 x 187mm., London, 8th October 1868.
⁂ The cheque is made out to Ellen Hedderley (1830-86), the All the Year Round office housekeeper, appointed in late 1866 after Dickens' longtime servant John Thompson, the previous AYR housekeeper was dismissed for stealing from the cash box.
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