An Original Hand Written and Signed Letter by the poet Samuel Rogers. Undated. The letter to a Mrs Labouchere regrets his inability to accept an invitation to dinner on Wed the 23rd. Samuel Rogers 1763-1855 was an English poet, during his lifetime one of the most celebrated, although his fame has long since been eclipsed by his Romantic colleagues and friends Wordsworth, Coleridge and Byron. His recollections of these and other friends such as Charles James Fox are key sources for information about London artistic and literary life, with which he was intimate, and which he used his wealth to support. He made his money as a banker and was also a discriminating art collector. Size is 182m x 112mm. Condition is good. Folding crease. Light gum marks to rear edges.