[Handbill; printed] The Times Companionship To John Walter, Esq., M.P.

One page, 15.5 x 26.5, black-bordered, minor staining, good condition, laid down on detached album leaf. The Times Companionship express their sorrow at John Walter's son's death and give their condolences (January 1871) and John Walter responds, enclosing a translation of a poem written by his deceased son (translation by him from the German of Spitta). The text concludes with the line "In memory of John Balston Walter, who died December 24, 1870, aged 26." The compiler of the album has added "*Mr. Walter's eldest son was drowned in the lake at his father's seat (Bearwood) while endeavouring to save a young brother who had fallen through the ice." On the verso of the album leaf there is a MS. poem by the album's compiler (unrelated to the Walter item). Note: "The Times was a non-union house and the printers, known collectively as "The Times Companionship ", were keen, efficient and proud of their work for the paper." No other copy listed.