Place of writing taken from postmark.
Address panel with postage and postmark to "C.E. Pascoe Esq / 136 Strand / London / E.C."
Removed from an extra-illustrated copy of John Forster, The life of Charles Dickens (London : Chapman and Hall, 1872-1874); Call number 509- D548 F.
Giving him permission to "...proceed as you propose, if you should think fit. But I am under the impression that it might not be worth your while. The paper in question is in the nature of a personal explanation and defence. You will probably make due inquiry and then proceed or not as you really think fit. I have no second copy of the MS."