{"product_id":"balfour-arthur-james-typed-letter-signed-1912-asking-to-become-a-member-of-a-society","title":"BALFOUR Arthur James - TLS 1912 asking to become a member of a Society","description":"\u003ch4\u003eArthur James BALFOUR (1848-1930)\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTyped Letter Signed (\"ArJa Balfour\") to Sydney Holland, thanking him for a letter, and asking him to communicate to Stephen Paget his desire to \"become a member of the Society\".\u003cbr\u003e1 page small 4to marked \"Private\", 4 Carlton Gardens, 11 March 1912.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eVery many thanks for your letter of Feb. 28th. . .  In reply, I cannot do better than send you a copy of my letter to Cromer.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eYou will doubtless be seeing Stephen Paget upon the subject, and I should be very glad if you would be kind enough to convey to him my desire to become a member of the Societ\u003c\/em\u003ey.\"\u003cbr\u003eThe subject under discussion would almost certainly have been a medical matter, as Sidney Holland (Balfour mis-spells his Christian name) was Chairman of the London Hospital and a prominent hospital reformer; Stephen Paget was a distinguished surgeon, known for his work on cancer.\u003cbr\u003eThe letter is slightly crumpled at the central fold, but otherwise in good condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Richmond Autographs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40734260238,"sku":"1530","price":275.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/3392\/products\/balfour-arthur-james-typed-letter-signed-1912.jpg?v=1494362319","url":"https:\/\/www.richmondautographs.co.uk\/products\/balfour-arthur-james-typed-letter-signed-1912-asking-to-become-a-member-of-a-society","provider":"Richmond Autographs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}