(Valentine, 1799-1879, Flower painter to Queen Victoria)
Unsigned fragment of an autograph letter,
explaining that as you were away from London I thought the delay in sending the skeleton sketch to enable you to write the short Memoir might not be of any consequence, resulting in what I fear may [have] been thought neglect, he is now getting nearly free of teaching and before leaving town about next Friday... hope to send what you require, old identification on verso, 1 side 5¼ x 4¾, no place, no date, circa