Three autograph letters signed from George Richmond to Mary Horner Lyell:

1. Dated 28 April 1859 or 1869: letter of excuse to Katharine Murray Lyell with a reference to her sister, Mary Horner Lyell (“Lady Lyell”), in response to an invitation: “I have just written to Lady Lyell to thank her for kindly offering me 2 convey me 2 your house on Saturday – in the event of my being able to accept the terms of your kind invitation for that day. Still I am sorry 2 say I cannot for although, from poor health lately I have hardly ventured to dine out yet it does so happen that on Saturday I am engaged to do so”.

2. Dated 15 May 1867: letter to Mary Horner Lyell with a recommendation for a photographer: “Mr. Chance of 28 London Str. Fitzroy Square my framemaker always gets any photographs done for me that I am asked for. But I never saw one produced by his Photographer so large as you require. Though I dare say he would do it as well as his smaller renderings. I wish I could help you more than this, but the truth is I have much more to do with Engravers than Photographers for the latter Gentlemen like the ‘fat kine’ eat the others up [...]”.

3. Dated 21 May 1881: letter to Katharine Murray Lyell with a recommendation for the engraver Charles Holl (ca. 1810-82): “Mr Charles Holl is an engraver to be quite depended on for such a copy of the draw[ing] of Sir C Lyell as you desire for the memoirs. [...]”.