Autograph letter signed : Leicester, to Mr. Carpenter, "Wednesday morning" [1812].

Regretting that he did not receive the supplies from Carpenter before he left home the previous day and noting "I write this as a kind of stimulus;" regretting to hear that Carpenter is so ill and instructing him to take care of himself.
Address with postmarks and evidence of a seal.
Year of writing from postmarks.
Part of a large collection of letters of Sir Walter Scott's friends and contemporaries; see collection-level record for more information.