Autograph letter signed : London, to an unidentified recipient, 1853 February 26.

Concerning current controversies of particular interest to himself and the recipient, including proposals to operate trains on the Sabbath and permit the marriage of a man to his wife's sister, as well as the looming threat of a "Turkish War"; informing him that he is writing a "short volume" on the sanctity of the Sabbath and complaining of the bitter weather they have been experiencing.