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ED; E715|     18

 
EDL18.1Butts5'01;E715|        [To Thomas Butts]

 
L18.1Butts5'01; E715|        Felpham May 10. 1801

 
L18.1Butts5'01; E715|        My Dear Sir
L18.1Butts5'01; E715|        The necessary application to my Duty as well to my old as
L18.1Butts5'01; E715|        new Friends has prevented me from that respect I owe in
L18.1Butts5'01; E715|        particular to you. And your accustomed forgiveness of My want of
L18.1Butts5'01; E715|        dexterity in certain points Emboldens me to hope that Forgiveness
L18.1Butts5'01; E715|        to be continued to me a little longer. When I shall be Enabled
L18.1Butts5'01; E715|        to throw off all obstructions to success.
L18.2Butts5'01; E715|        M^r Hayley acts like a Prince. I am at complete Ease. but I
L18.2Butts5'01; E715|        wish to do my Duty especially to you who were the praecursor of
L18.2Butts5'01; E715|        my present Fortune[.] I never will send you a picture unworthy
L18.2Butts5'01; E715|        of my present proficienc. I soon shall send you several my
L18.2Butts5'01; E715|        present engagements are in Miniature Painting Miniature is become
L18.2Butts5'01; E715|        a Goddess in my Eyes & my Friends in Sussex say that I Excell in
L18.2Butts5'01; E715|        the pursuit. I have a great many orders & they Multiply
L18.3Butts5'01; E715|        Now--let me intreat you to give me orders to furnish every
L18.3Butts5'01; E715|        accomodation in my power to recieve you & M^rs Butts I know my
L18.3Butts5'01; E715|        Cottage is too narrow for your Ease & comfort we have one room in
L18.3Butts5'01; E715|        which we could make a bed to lodge you both & if this is
L18.3Butts5'01; E715|        sufficient it is at your service. but as beds & rooms &
L18.3Butts5'01; E715|        accomodations are easily procurd by one on the spot permit me to
L18.3Butts5'01; E715|        offer my service in either way either in my cottage or in a
L18.3Butts5'01; E715|        lod[g]ing in the village as is most agreeable to you if you &
L18.3Butts5'01; E715|        M^rs Butts should think Bognor a pleasant relief from business in
L18.3Butts5'01; E715|        the Summer. It will give me the utmost delight to do my best
L18.4Butts5'01; E715|        Sussex is certainly a happy place & Felpham in particular is
L18.4Butts5'01; E715|        the sweetest spot on Earth at least it is so to me & My Good Wife
L18.4Butts5'01; E715|        who desires her kindest Love to M^rs Butts & yourself accept mine
L18.4Butts5'01; E715|        also & believe me to remain
L18.4Butts5'01; E715|        Your devoted
L18.4Butts5'01; E715|        WILL BLAKE

 

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