A.L.S. by Theodore E. Hook, disgraced former Treasurer of the Colony of Mauritius, to J.C. Herries, datelined “10 Temple Place Blackpean Road May 18 1825.” Requests he help expedite Hook’s release from prison. Herries’ autographed reply appended to the blank leaf refers to a legal difficulty, now obviated. 18.5 x 22.3cm. Folded with tear at one fold, otherwise clean (£100-120)

Theodore Edward Hook (1788-1841), writer and humorist, author of, among other titles, The Life of General, The Rt. Hon. Sir David Baird, Bt., G.C.B., K.C. (London, 1833)