[Eponym of the 'Spoonerism': William Archibald Spooner, Warden of New College, Oxford.] Autograph Letter Signed to 'Dear old Lee'

See his entry in the Oxford DNB. 2pp, 12mo. In good condition, lightly aged. Folded for postage. Addressed to 'Dear old Lee' and signed 'W A Spooner -'. He explains that he and his colleagues thought Lee's 'testimonials & references very good, as you may gather from our having put you on our list of selected candidates, but you did not quite reach the very highest place in our judgment'. Consequently Lee has not been placed 'with the two between whom we recommend that the final choice of the College should be made.' He concludes: 'I am all the more sorry for your inevitable disappointment, as I am informed that you have been disappointed in an engagement which you had every right to expect that you would receive'. In a postscript he adds that they were 'much impressed by old John Oliverson's letter'.