Letter from Buckhingham Smith to Washington Irving
Entry/Object ID
HHV 003.118
Description
Letter from Buckhingham Smith to Washington Irving
Subject Person/Organization
Washington Irving (1783-1859), Buckingham Smith, I. E. Williams
Subject Place
* Untyped Subject Place
Irvington, NY, Madrid, Spain, New York
Collection
Irving Manuscript Collection
Letter Details
Letter Date
Oct 6, 1856
Transcription
Transcription
My dear Sir:
A gentleman / of reputation in Spain as / a writer wishes to send this / little work of his to Mr / Irving whom he knew while / Minister at Madrid, and / desires me to convey it to / some friend who will have / the kindness to present it for / him. I believe you know / the author of the History of
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New York; and as I believe / can think of no one who can / better perform a little office / of this kind than the V. Pred, / of the Metropolitan Bank, / I have put the book under / envelope to come to you. I / must not forget to tell you, / that you may feel the impor- / tance of this business, that I / Senor [Guell?] y [Rente] is the / husband of the Infanta Josefa, / and was until the other day a / member of the Constituent Cortes / - dissolved by an act of arms.
Yours ever truly
Buckingham Smith
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[I?] . Earl Williams Esq.
New York
