A one-page autograph letter from Joseph Story to Henry Alexander Scammell Dearborn. Story thanks Dearborn for providing a copy of a translation of a "French Treatise on Pastel," likely referring to A Treatise on the Culture, Preparation, History, and Analysis of Pastel, or Woad, which Dearborn published in 1816, having translated the text from the original French written by C.P. de Lasteyrie in 1811. Following his military service during the War of 1812, Dearborn pursued a political career, eventually serving in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and in the U.S. House of Representatives for Massachusetts.

Autograph letter signed by Joseph Story, dated August 13, 1816. One sheet, w 7.75 in. x h 9.75 in., with integral address leaf. In Very Good condition. Evenly age-toned with an archivally repaired open tear at the center of the sheet, where the wax seal was removed. Folded for mailing. Dearborn's address and docket on fourth page. RW Consignment. Shelved in Case 7.