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Paper. Condition: Good. First Edition. An Original Handwritten and Signed Letter by Historian Goldwin Smith. Undated. A letter to the wife of Sir Charles Maine about him sending a card via his wife. Goldwin Smith 1823 - 1910 was a British-born academic and historian who was active in both Great Britain and North America. From 1856 to 1866, he was a professor of modern history at the University of Oxford. Smith taught at Cornell University from 1868 to 1872, and was instrumental in establishing the university's international reputation, but left when it began admitting female students. He is the namesake of Goldwin Smith Hall at Cornell University and was outspoken regarding his often-controversial political views. Smith was a supporter of the Union during the American Civil War and a critic of imperialism. He was also opposed to the Irish Home Rule movement and women's suffrage, along with holding Anglo-Saxonist and antisemitic views. . Sir Henry James Sumner Maine 1822-1888, was a British Whig comparative jurist and historian. Size is 180mm x 112mm. Good condition. Light folding crease. Mounted on card. Ref18815. Signed by Author(s).