D(orothy). S(tanley). (London) Richmond Terrace: [August] 13, [1895]. 4 pp. 7 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches; 17.7 x 11.6cm. With moderate creases along folds, lightly toned. Addressed to her husband, Henry Morton Stanley. "[...] how foolish you are. Don't behave like a sulky boy. My dear husband- write me a comforting letter dear & I will forgive you this week of wrong towards me. Your loving wife, D.S." with Autograph Letter, signed. Stanley, Henry M(orton). [London] Richmond Terrace: August 16, 1895. 2 3/4 pp. 8 3/4 x 6 1/4 inches; 22.3 x 16cm. With moderate creasing along folds, light scattered soiling. "I'm not going to explain anything. Explanations only lead to recriminations & these occupy time which I have not got now. You always remember you are your mother's child, your sister's sister your nephew's aunt &c, but you are incapable of remembering for long that you are my wife. Let it be so. The King of the Belgians called here yesterday and left his card [for?] you. I send it to you...I have very little time for anything and I already feel the effects of the foul atmosphere of the House & the long sitting from 2 P.M. to midnight. I have to go now. Goodbye. Henry M. Stanley." Contents and signatures clear & strong in both letters; signatures not affected by creasing or smudged. Dorothy Stanley, née Tennant (1855-1926), British painter, illustrator, and author, married the explorer Henry M. Stanley in 1890. She edited her husband's autobiography, apparently removing references to other women. He became a member of the British Parliament in 1895, the year of the above exchange of letters.