Autograph Letter Signed from C. E. E. Childers, British vice-consul in Pittsburgh, to his brother Col. E. S. E Childers, regarding the latter's biography of their father the Liberal politician Hugh Culling Eardley Childers.

2pp., 4to. 58 lines. Good, on lightly-aged and creased paper. E. S. E. Childers' biography of his father had appeared earlier in the year, and his brother writes to tell him that the American booksellers 'have not yet received the copies (3) of the "Life" which I ordered on first hearing it was published'. He is ordering a further six, and will send copies 'to some of the leading papers for review, including 1 each to Dean Hodges and Mr Robt Woods of Boston for review in the "Churchman" and Boston "Transcript"'. He wishes to give copies to friends, but hopes that the London publisher Murray will reimburse him for the review copies, feeling that the 'references to America will make very interesting quotations for the papers here to use'. He praises his brother's work highly: 'I can only say again that the book shows most admirable good taste in its preparation in every way - the summing up of mother's as well as father's character &c. could not be improved upon - the former has touched me very much.' He describes two errors before turning to family news.