ALS, one page, 4.25 x 7.25, August 29, 1854. Letter to Mr. Charles Stansbury, in part: "Mrs. Speer, the widow of my highly esteemed relative Dr. Speer, late of Washington, has requested me to afford you the opportunity of perusing the enclosed address of the Rev: Mr. Sunderland on the subject of his life & religious character. He says:—'We have a friend in London, Mr. Charles F. Stansbury to whom, I know, this address would possess great interest. Should opportunity offer, I would be gratified to know that he had been privileged to read it. He was much attached to the Doctor; & moreover, knows Mr. Sunderland." In fine condition, with a tear and mounting remnants on the reverse of the otherwise blank integral leaf. Accompanied by an engraved portrait bearing a facsimile signature.
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