[ Samuel Carter Hall, editor of the Art Journal. ] Autograph Letter Signed ('S. C. Hall'), explaining why he failed to give a lecture to a 'society'.

2pp., 4to. In fair condition, lightly aged and worn. Writing in dramatic terms, he apologises for 'the disappointment to which I subjected your society', and explains that he had 'fully calculated on receiving some notice from you, a day or two previous to the day fixed'. He had forgotten the day, and 'had no means whatever of making enquiries on the subject; for I had not kept the memorandum of the time and place; and did not know how or where to apply for information [...] as the month drew on, I became very uneasy; but always expected that every mornings post would bring me a note from you'. He offers to 'make amends', if the recipient 'will fix any evening in January'.