<The celebrated Mrs Opie, Author of “Temper” & widow of Opie R.A>[1]
Bruton Street 12th Mo 12th 1837
Respected friend,
An acquaintance of mine is very desirous to possess a cast from thy statue of Elizabeth Fry[2] which was exhibited this last year & I write by her desire to know whether a cast can be purchased & what the price would be – An answer by next post would much oblige me –Please to direct to “Mrs Opie 33 Burton Street (H P Briggs’s[b])
I am thine respectfully
Amelia Opie
Source: King and Pierce
Address: None
Postmark: None
[1] John Opie (1761-1807). See Robin Simon. “Opie, John (1761-1807).” Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press, 2004. Web. 3 Aug, 2013.
[2] Elizabeth Fry née Gurney (1780-1845). See Francisca de Haan. “Fry, Elizabeth (1780-1845).” Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press, 2004. Web. 29 July 2013.