ALS signed “Edw. E. Hale,” one page, both sides, 5 x 8, personal letterhead, February 7, 1881. Letter to a lady. In part: “You know how I talk about the original documents! Nothing can be more magnificent than to see you at them. Some day you will like to see the Archive Room where the MS. are. Or did you ever go there with me?” Some light creases and toning. Hale is best known for his work, The Man Without a Country. RR Auction COA.