LAWRENCE, Sir John Laird Mair, 1st Baron (1811-1869). Governor-general of India.
Autograph Letter Signed to [Edward Backhouse] Eastwick (1814-1883, orientalist and diplomatist), 1½ pages 4to (traces of former mounting), India House, 10 August 1859. Inquiring about the possible date for Eastwick's return and emphasising its urgency.

'... I am not myself well, & the sooner I can get away the better for me. ...'

Eastwick was at this time assistant political secretary at the India Office.

£75 [No: 23977]