[Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet, merchant banker, major beneficiary of the slave trade.] Autograph Letter Signed, inquiring for information about journey times between Jamaica, Havannah and Vera Cruz.

See his entry in the Oxford DNB. 1p, foolscap 8vo. In fair condition, lightly aged; piece of card from autograph album laid down on part of the reverse. The card bears the following pencil note (concerning another lost item), in a Victorian hand: ‘This is not an autograph. / But it is a most amusing & interesting letter and so finds a place in this book / F H A’. Baring’s letter, to an unnamed recipient, reads: ‘My dear Sir / I will thank you for an answer to the following questions as to the number of days each voyage will require. - / From Jamaica to Vera Cruz / Vera cruz to Jamaica / Jamaica to Havannah / Havannah to Jamaica / But if you cannot procure the information untill [sic] after Thursday, you will be so good as to reserve it for my return. As I leave this place on Saturday before the letters of Friday from London can be delivered. / Your most hearty faithfull / F Baring’.