STANHOPE, CHARLES; Lord. Autograph Letter Signed, "Stanhope," to Joseph Lancaster, notifying him that he is instructing his bankers to send 100 pounds and wishing him "health, private happiness, and publicrespect, for thy great and uncommon

STANHOPE, CHARLES; Lord. Autograph Letter Signed, "Stanhope," to Joseph Lancaster, notifying him that he is instructing his bankers to send 100 pounds and wishing him "health, private happiness, and publicrespect, for thy great and uncommon usefulness." 1 page, 4to sheet; minor soiling and wrinkling. Framed. London, 24 April 1813 E200/300 Stanhope (1753-1816) Third Earl of Stanhope, political leader and scientist, mar-ried William Pitt's sister, argued for a discontinuanceof the American Revolution, supported the French republicans during the French Revolution, invented a mono-chord for tuning instruments and the first hand-operated iron printing press, perfected a stereotype process, constructed calculating machines and a microscopiclens. Lancaster (1778-1838) English educator who founded a free elementary school under a monitorial system.