Albion Winegar Tourgée (1838-1905) was a soldier, lawyer, judge, novelist, and diplomat. The collection consists of two letters written by Albion Tourgée.
Letter from Albion Tourgee dated May 10, 1880, is written to "My Dear Doctor [Anderson]" and talks of the success of A Fool's Errand: "The ordinary trade edition will reach 100,000 this month, or at least soon after."
Letter from Albion Tourgee dated July 24, 1896, is written to the editor of "The Independent" regarding Albion's proposed article on Harriot Beecher Stowe's life and influence.