Charles Kirll, Birmingham, to unnamed correspondent, 30 April 1866.

My dear Sir

         The morning I rec.d your letter I wrote a reply arguing that I have to be in London taking part in the annual [?] Society next week & that [?] will make it impossible for me to be with you.  I fear from a letter rec.d this morning from Mr. Davis of [?] that my former letter had not reached you

                     Yours ever sincy

                                 Charles Kirll

Text: ENG. MS. 861, fol. 58, John Rylands University Library of Manchester.