LAYARD Austen Henry - ALS 1853 accepting an invitation Period_1700-1800

LAYARD Austen Henry - ALS 1853 accepting an invitation Period_1700-1800Austen Henry LAYARD (1817 1894) Autograph Letter Signed (AH Layard) to an unidentified lady, accepting an invitation, explaining a failure to respond, and making further arrangements. 2 pages 8vo with integral blank leaf on writing paper embossed with the crest of the Athenaeum, 9 Little Ryder Street, 30 May 1853. It will give me much pleasure to dine with you on Monday next. I regret that I was too hurried to return an answer when you were good eno

Two Typed Letters Signed (“Sonia”) to Caroline Delteil giving her news and advice regarding the sale of pictures

and which has been greatly aggravated by the extraordinary exertions which his zeal prompted him to make

so the invitation to do a feature on family life on a yacht is unsurprising

but one still capable of writing and receiving her many friends

Wavell had served with the Black Watch during his military career

Paul’s service for her so you may know how much I felt the cruelty of her death but in war all who harbour enemy take their lives in their hands & it is not unusual to shoot them

“I am horrified that you should have been at the pains of writing me a personal letter

but I am going to send a little check too

Leicester-Stanhope

I do hope you are better & taking care of yourself

although the tone suggests the latter

who was herself acquainted with influential literary figures