From William Spence   25 April 1856

My dear sir

I have desired Mess^rs Longman to send you by rail 6 Copies of a cheap Ed. ⁿ I am bringing out of our Introduction “at price cost & under” one of which I will thank you to accept yourself & to present another in my name to the Ipswich Museum, leaving the remaining Copies for prizes at your next Hortic ^.l. Exhibition, or as you think best. As my object is simply making Entomological comments you can’t go wrong. You will see that I give plenty for the money — 40 hours’ tough reading (as I know from each stint having taken me just an hour’s reading when correcting the proofs) for 5/.

I am | my dear Sir | yours very truly | W. Spence