Autograph letter signed : Carlton Villas [London], to John Forster, 1855 Oct. 19.

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Autograph letter signed : Carlton Villas [London], to John Forster, 1855 Oct. 19.

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Acknowledging that he wrote The Elephant; thanking Forster for passing along Sir James Emerson Tennent's praise of the volume.

1 item (1 p.) ; 18.1 cm.

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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Tennent, James Emerson, Sir, 1804-1869

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Forster, John, 1812-1876

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Knight, Charles, 1791-1873

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