Sanders has the date as 14th, Seccombe as 18th, but Hopkins says the Athenaeum's reference to "Wednesday next" (i.e. 15th) accords more closely with Chapman's letter to Gaskell at the time. See Hopkins, Annette B. (June 1948). "Mary Barton: A Victorian Best Seller". The Trollopian. 3 (1): 1–18. doi:10.2307/3044539. JSTOR3044539.
Sanders has the date as 14th, Seccombe as 18th, but Hopkins says the Athenaeum's reference to "Wednesday next" (i.e. 15th) accords more closely with Chapman's letter to Gaskell at the time. See Hopkins, Annette B. (June 1948). "Mary Barton: A Victorian Best Seller". The Trollopian. 3 (1): 1–18. doi:10.2307/3044539. JSTOR3044539.