- "THE ARCHBISHOP OF DUBLIN BEGS TO ACKNOWLEDGE WITH MANY THANKS THE RECEIPT OF MR BIRKS' 'EXODUS OF ISRAEL' , SENT HIM BY THE RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY, & WHICH HE EXPECTS TO PERUSE WITH INTEREST." -

WHATELY (Richard, English rhetorician, logician, economist, academic and theologian who also served as a reforming Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin, 1787-1863).

Original handwritten letter in the third person from the Archbishop of Dublin, Richard Whateley, to the secretary of the Religious Tract Society in London, March 1863. 

Manuscript letter written by Whately in the third person in black ink on one side of off-white laid and watermarked paper. Addressed from 'Palace / Dublin' and dated '27 March /63'. Correspondent's name at foot 'The Rev. Geo. H. Davis LLD, Secretary'. Page size: 17.9cm x 11.4cm.

Very Good to Good condition. Folds for mailing. Light foxing / marking to bottom half of page. Small closed tear to date line. Please ask if you require a more detailed condition report, or view gallery images.

A scarce letter from Archbishop of Dublin Richard Whateley, thanking the secretary of the Religious Tract Society for sending him a book.