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To THE HON. MRS HERBERT,1 24 SEPTEMBER 1850

Text from H. Barry Morris Collection, Heritage Auction Galleries, June 2008.

Broadstairs, Kent.

Twenty Fourth September 1850.

Dear Mrs. Herbert.

I am very sorry to say that my Vote is promised for the next Election,2 but I shall be happy to place it at your disposal for the following one.

The Hon. Mrs. Herbert.

Very faithfully Yours

CHARLES DICKENS

1. Possibly either the Hon. Mrs Charles Herbert, 8 Berkeley Street, or the Hon. Mrs William Herbert, 67 Chester Square.
2. The institution unidentified.