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2-page folding letter, addressed to Miss [Rose] Eytinge, on Davenport's letterhead, with an extra page leaf affixed on the verso, discussing a box she sent her, the bad weather, and asks her opinion of a play. 6¾x4½".

London-born Davenport, was the daughter of American actor, Edward L. Davenport. She grew up in Boston and later performed in Philadelphia and eventually New York City. "While in England in 1882 she purchased American rights to Victorien Sardou's Fédora, which was at the time a great hit for Sarah Bernhardt in Paris. From its New York premiere in 1883 through tours lasting until 1887, Fédora was an equally great and lucrative success for Fanny Davenport in America" from Encyclopædia Britannica. Rose Eytinge (1835-1911), Philadelphia-born actress, author, teacher, and eventually a feminist activist, performed in Boston with Fanny's father and later played the leading woman in Lester Wallack's company, playing Nancy Sykes and Lady Gay Spanker with pronounced success at the old Star Theatre, New York.