British statesman (1809–1898) who served as prime minister on four separate occasions between 1868 and 1894, remembered for his sympathetic treatment of the working class. Ink signature, "Yours sincerely, W. Gladstone,” on an off-white 4.5 x 1.5 slip affixed to its original transmittal envelope, addressed in another hand to A. Treadwell in New York. In fine condition. Encapsulated in a PSA/DNA authentication holder.
