Autograph letter signed with initial : London, to Elizabeth Barrett Browning, 1843 June 9.

Concerning the distribution and sales of his recently published poem; referring to the scarcity of the number of copies available and the requirement by the publisher to send him "nine penny stamps" in order to receive it; saying he is sorry he does not have the six copies she would like "...and I cannot ask the poor tormented man (who now looks upon every single copy as a drop of his blood, which he dreads to part with) to exhume 6 copies from beneath his bed, where I know he did hide some two days ago. But about this day week he will have more - and they will be gone in a few days, to a certainty;" adding, in a postscript, his thanks for the admiration she expressed concerning his poem, commenting on certain aspects of it she liked and adding "I am so pleased that I actually squeeze out a copy of the Farthing venture from my own shelf - my copy - and send it as a free present for you to give or send anywhere. But 6! - you cannot have them for 6 guineas."