Autograph letter signed : Higham, to William Macready, 1863 Sept. 7.

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Autograph letter signed : Higham, to William Macready, 1863 Sept. 7.

Agreeing that Macready "should remain at home for the present," and noting that even were he to visit, London is "remarkably empty" and Macready probably would be unable to see the doctors he means to consult. Hoping that Macready will visit in the fall. Referencing a disagreement between Macready and Forster, and conveying the message that Forster believes he was wrong, and is sorry for it. Describing their conversation, in which stated that "we were all growing older, and that it made him uneasy to think of the terms on which [Macready] and he stood," and noting that Forster "spoke with emotion, and feeling, and evidently on no impulse, but in pursuance of a set purpose."

1 item (3 p.) ; 17.7 cm.

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