Welsh-born author, explorer, and special correspondent for the New York Herald (1841–1904). He entered the annals of popular quotation with his famous inquiry, ‘Dr. Livingstone, I presume?,’ upon finding David Livingstone, a Scottish missionary and fellow explorer who had become lost in the wilds of Zanzibar. ALS, one page, 4.25 x 6.25, personal letterhead, October 6, 1897. Letter to a gentleman. In full: “I regret that having been on a long holiday, and now about to embark for South Africa I shall have no opportunity for two or three months of paying you a visit, but hope to have the privilege on my return.” In fine condition, with a slight central vertical crease, toning to the corners from mounting remnants on reverse, and a light erased pencil notation to upper left. RR Auction COA.
