Reading 1
Oct 31 /45
Sir/
I have been to town last Monday and Mr Windsor 2 [sic] showed mee how to varnish the Pictures, but in my opinion it is not a bit better than those I varnished my self in fact the method is the Same and far from having that plasant gloss of Mr Mansions, 3 however I shall leave you to judge for your Self, I have done about a Doz in deferent degrees of Strengt. I did not take the pictures with me to town because it took me two days to Iron 4 them to get rid of that muddy collar and I am Sory to say they are but little better than when you saw them here, but I have found out the cause and that is that thiss paper does not require more than 100 grs of Salt to the SI There being no doubt some Saline mater in Composition of the paper you will no doubt find som not so good as they may have been but I beg you to consider that I have at present 254 negatives and that is impossible to get good ones of every one onles you want som quantity of eatch, I have Send about half wish amount to one thousand large ones and am only going on with those you requere a larger number off if you could Oblige mee with about 30 pound in the course of a week I shall feel greatly feel [sic] Obliged (the bill I Send with the Pictures amounts to £27, 1,4.)
your Obedient Servant
N: Henneman
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