[Mary Russell Mitford, author of 'Our Village'.] Autograph Letter in the third person to the bookseller William Baynes, expressing pleasure at sending contributions for his 'intended publication'. With reference to her publisher G. B. Whittaker.

See her entry, and that of Whittaker, in the Oxford DNB. 1p, landscape 12mo. A corner of the letter carrying a few words of text has been torn away on opening; it is still attached, beneath a red wax seal, so that the entire document is present in two parts. Otherwise in fair condition, lightly aged and worn. Addressed by Mitford 'To / Messrs. Baynes & Son / 23 Paternoster Row'. Begins: 'Miss Mitford presents her Compts. to Mr. Baynes & has great pleasure in joining the highly respectable list of Contributors to his intended publication - She encloses a tale in prose, & some detached verses - & trusts that they will be found adapted to the character of the work. In a postscript she asks to be informed if 'her contributions suit him - If not they may be returned through her Bookseller, Mr. Whittaker, will transmit to her any communication'. Perhaps contribution(s) to The Amulet. See Image.