Om genstanden
Brev fra Anna Mary Howitt til lærerinden Anna Woolley hvori H.C. Andersen beskrives med ordene: "Andersen the Danish Poet and Romance writer, whose works Mamma has translated you know, is now in London - we saw him the other day and this was a great happiness for us - We have loved his name and books so long - We hope to have him with us for several days before long -" Med brevet fulgte en lille del af et brev fra Mary Howitt til Anna Woolley, hvor man kan se hendes underskrift.
Brevet blev den 27. maj 1997 købt af Justin Schiller af David J. Holmes Autographs 230 S. Broad St., Third Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102 for 100 $