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L38.1Hayley3'04; E743| To William Hayley Esqre
L38.1Hayley3'04; E743| 16 March 1804
L38.1Hayley3'04; E743| Dear Sir
L38.1Hayley3'04; E743| According to your Desire I send proofs of the Monumental
L38.1Hayley3'04; E743| Plates. tho' as you will percieve they have not the last
L38.1Hayley3'04; E743| touches. especially the Plate of the Monument which I have drawn
L38.1Hayley3'04; E743| from Mr Flaxmans Model with all the fidelity I could & will
L38.1Hayley3'04; E743| finish with equal care. the writing being exactly copied from the
L38.1Hayley3'04; E743| tracing paper which was traced on the marble--The inscriptions to
L38.1Hayley3'04; E743| the Plates. I must beg of you to send to me that I may Engrave
L38.1Hayley3'04; E743| them immediately.
L38.2Hayley3'04; E743| The drawing of the Monument which Mr Johnson sent has the
L38.2Hayley3'04; E743| following Inscription--"Monument Erected to the Memory of William
L38.2Hayley3'04; E743| Cowper Esqre in St Edmunds Chapel. East Dereham by the Lady
L38.2Hayley3'04; E743| Hesketh 1803"--But it strikes me that. St Edmunds Chapel East
L38.2Hayley3'04; E743| Dereham may be understood to mean a Chapel in East Dereham
L38.2Hayley3'04; E743| Town. & not to Express sufficiently, that the Monument
L38.2Hayley3'04; E743| is in East Dereham Church. Owing to my determination of
L38.2Hayley3'04; E743| sending you Proofs I have not been able to consult Mr Flaxman
L38.2Hayley3'04; E743| about the Designs of Mr Romney which are at Saunders's. I calld
L38.2Hayley3'04; E743| once o[n] Mr F. but he was not at home so could not spare more
L38.2Hayley3'04; E743| time but will now immediately proceed in that business. The
L38.2Hayley3'04; E743| Pleasure I recievd from your kind Letter ought to make me
L38.2Hayley3'04; E743| assiduous & it does so. That Mr John Romney is so honest as to
L38.2Hayley3'04; E743| expose to you his whole absurd prejudice. gives hopes that he may
L38.2Hayley3'04; E743| prove
L38.2Hayley3'04; E744| worthy of his father & that he should tell such inconsistent
L38.2Hayley3'04; E744| surmizes proves that they will soon be eradicated & forgotten
L38.2Hayley3'04; E744| You who was his fathers best friend will I hope become the most
L38.2Hayley3'04; E744| respected object of his love & admiration
L38.3Hayley3'04; E744| I calld on Mr Hoare with your Elegant & Heart lifting
L38.3Hayley3'04; E744| Compliment. he was not at home-- I left it with a short note.
L38.3Hayley3'04; E744| have not seen him since--
L38.4Hayley3'04; E744| Mr Rose I am happy to hear is getting quite well. Hope to
L38.4Hayley3'04; E744| hear the same good account of our most admirable & always
L38.4Hayley3'04; E744| anxiously rememberd Miss Poole
L38.5Hayley3'04; E744| Mr Braithwaite calld on me & brought two Prints which he
L38.5Hayley3'04; E744| desires may be sent to you (with His Compliments.) (which you
L38.5Hayley3'04; E744| will find inclosed) one is a copy from that Miniature; you kindly
L38.5Hayley3'04; E744| sufferd me to make, from the Picture of Romney which I am now
L38.5Hayley3'04; E744| Engraving: & which was lent by Mr Long for the purpose of being
L38.5Hayley3'04; E744| Engraved for the European Mag/ne The other is Mrs Siddons from
L38.5Hayley3'04; E744| the Picture by Romney in Mr Braithwaites possession but as much
L38.5Hayley3'04; E744| unlike the original as possible
L38.6Hayley3'04; E744| My Wife joins me in best affections to you
L38.6Hayley3'04; E744| & I remain Sincerely Yours
L38.6Hayley3'04; E744| WILL BLAKE
L38.6Hayley3'04; E744| I inclose also No 23 of the Shakspeare