Henry Crabb Robinson, [30 Russell Square], to Angela Georgina Burdett-Cootts, Holly-Lodge, Highgate, Saturday 16 July [1859]. 

 Dear Miss Cootts,

       Certainly the indiscribale [sic] old card case with its queer collection of slips of Cardpaper is not mine – I presume that it was found in Stratton Street after my call – And that extreme delicacy caused the enquiry to be made the contents being unknown – otherwise the more reasonable question arises whence the suspicion

       I am no solver of riddles? What these slips are is as unguessable as the import of your Louis Napoels treaties and promises – I hope more harmless at all events –

       What a masterly leader is that of today’s Times on the anticipated union of the two Emperors!

            &c &c &c

                         H. C. R.

Postmark: London JY 16 59 

Text: Add. MS. 85291, f. 23, British Library.