ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 8 x 10, December 31, 1836. Letter to Pierre Irving, in part: "I am happy to hear that Theodore is making such strenuous efforts to prepare himself for the important trust about to be confided to him. It will of course take some little time and discipline to get himself into complete training; his desultory studies and readings have all to be brought to bear upon one pursuit…The way in which he has acquainted himself in the study of modern languages and in various literary undertakings, while under my eye, convinces me that he has but to pursue his present course of preparation to enable himself to discharge the duties of the professorship in a highly satisfactory manner." Addressed on the reverse in Irving's own hand. In very good condition, with splitting to the intersecting folds and a small area of seal-related paper loss to the last page.
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