The address on the envelope suggests that the present sketch may have been done for James Murray, whose daughter, Ann Georginna Murray (d.1924), married Sir Charles Elphinstone Fleming Stirling, 8th Baronet (1831-1910) in 1867.
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The envelope is in good overall condition with some light surface dirt. The pencil work is strong.