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Accession Number: 2003-294
Physical Description: [1] page
Transcription:

Gad's Hill Place
Higham by Rochester, Kent
Tuesday Thirty First October 1865

My Dear Mr. Hills,
  I trouble you with this note because I want some --Poison!
  We have a sudden invasion of rats in the gardens and outhouses. My gardener, a very careful man, is confident of exterminating them with Arsenic. Will you kindly give directions for a packet to be sent to him here? His name is John Russell. By being consigned straight to him, the delay that might otherwise be consequent on its being addressed to me, will be avoided. I may be back in London on my Xmas No. business for a week or more. He expects the packet, and is methodically prepared to place it in immediate safety.

Faithfully Yours always
Charles Dickens

MssDate: Tuesday, 31 October 1865
Media Type: Letters
Source: Rare Book Department
Recipient: Hills, John
Provenance: Silverman 12/03, Benoliel Fund

Bibliography:

The Letters of Charles Dickens, Pilgrim, Volume 11, page 104

Country: Creation Place Note:Gad's Hill Place
Country:England
City/Town/Township:Higham by Rochester, Kent

Call Number: DL H559 1865-10-31
Creator Name: Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 - Author