Three handwritten letters of which two are signed. Two letters are dated 28 Oct. 1889, are addressed to "Dear Sir," and are concerned with materials Astor is publishing in "Cosmopolitan" magazine. The other item is dated 5 June 1890 and referes to Astor only in the third person. "Astor regrets, extremely, that his present retirement deprives him of the pleasure of accepting Mr. Walker's very kind invitation." The paper is edged in black probably meaning that Astor was in mourning.