A very rare Original Letter Written and Signed by Thomas Chandler Haliburton. Also Signed Sam Slick to top. C1839.The letter discusses an invitation and a correction to a mistake. Thomas Chandler Haliburton 1796 – 1865 was a Nova Scotian politician, judge, and author. He made an important political contribution to the state of Nova Scotia before its entry into Confederation of Canada. He was the first international best-selling author of fiction from what is now Canada. In 1856, he emigrated to England, where he served as a Conservative Member of Parliament. He was the father of the British civil servant Lord Haliburton and of the anthropologist Robert Grant Haliburton. his greatest fame came from his published writings. He wrote a number of books on history, politics, and farm improvement. He first rose to international fame with his Clockmaker serial, which first appeared in the Novascotian and was later published as a book throughout the British Empire, as popular light reading. The work recounted the humorous adventures of the main character, Sam Slick.Size is 185mm x 115mm. Condition is good. Light folding creases.