^Lot 316 John Stuart Mill

British philosopher and civil servant (1806–1873) who was an influential contributor to social theory, political theory, and political economy. ALS signed “J. S. Mill,” one page both sides, 4.5 x 7, personal letterhead, July 1, 1860. Letter to an unidentified gentleman. In part: “Allow me to thank you for your kind invitation to dinner…but my occupations compel me at present to decline all evening engagements, and on that particular evening I am obliged to be at the House on account of Mr. Fawcett’s motion to open Dublin University.” In fine condition, with a lightly trimmed left edge. Henry Fawcett, a blind member of Parliament, was a close friend of Mill’s and disputed the educational monopoly in Ireland of the University of Dublin.