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Autograph Letter Signed, to J.W.Thompson, Southwold, explaining that his duties will take him to the North and then to the West of England, regretting he can not accept the invitation, concluding with “sincere desires for the prosperity of the Xtn Cause among you”. 2 pp. 9 x 7 inches, in good condition, with the address leaf. With a separate engraved portrait of Harris (foxing). Epsom, 19 April 1838. John Harris DD (1802 – 1856), English Congregational minister, Christian essayist and author, became the first Principal of New College, St John’s Wood, London.