Printed letter signed.
8vo. 1 page on bifolium.
€ 250.00
Appeal for the financial support of Mrs. Proctor: "Sir, I venture to lay before you a statement of the case of Mrs. Proctor, grand-daughter of that Dr. Boyce [i. e. the composer and organist William Boyce, ca. 1711-79] to whose genius the Church of England owes so much of its beautiful music, and which is at the present day so highly prized, and so frequently performed in all our Cathedrals. Mrs. Proctor is 73 years of age, and is not only suffering from ill health, but also from the total absence of the means of procuring those comforts so necessary to a person at her time of life. May I ask you to add a trifle to the Subscription I am endeavouring to collect for the purpose of buying an annuity for Mrs. Proctor, that for the remainder of her life she may not have to struggle with such great poverty [...]".
Small marginal tear, not touching text. Slightly browned. 2 strips of old mounting tape on verso.
