[Maria Susan Rye, social reformer] Secretarial Note (covering note for circular?) Signed Maria S. Rye.

One page, 12mo, aged, remnants of surface it was firmerly tipped on verso, text clear and complete. In secretarial hand headed Gutter children, address and date, then text as follows: Sir | Should the enclosed circular meet with your approbation - I shall be very thankful for your kind support - & glad of a contribution in aid of my work. | Yours faithfully | Maria S. Rye. Note: From 1868, when she handed over her law business to Lewin, Rye devoted herself exclusively to the emigration of pauper children, or, in a phrase which she herself coined, 'gutter children.' [Wikipedia] From 1868, when she handed over her law business to Lewin, Rye devoted herself exclusively to the emigration of pauper children, or, in a phrase which she herself coined, 'gutter children.' See Image.