TALBOT6013

Heathfield.
Oct^r 15. 1847.

Dear Sir,

I delayed writing until I had recieved [sic] my coloured copies, and I am sorry to say that some of them exhibit melancholy evidence in the shape of fly marks that they have been exhibited for some time, contrary to my express desire; which has also been frustrated by the sale of one of them. I am therefore as you may imagine much annoyed at Henneman's ¹ misconceptions of my orders.

I have always desired that you sh^d participate in the success of my endeavour in the art, and when I extended it by colouring, I offered you the copies at what I considered a cheap rate, as, after paying you 3^s for each copy, I was content with a profit of 12^s for what many of the best judges of art, and especially M^r J. D. Harding ² pronounced as being very beautiful. I did not however wish to force them on you, and merely begged to have them back directly, as I might possibly dispose of them elsewhere, or at all events they w^d be acceptable presents.

The same with respect to Negatives, I am grateful to you for teaching me the art, and w^d wish if I c^d afford it, to give you all I do for the benefit of the Establishment; ³ but I have devoted a great deal of time and been at considerable expence and trouble in the pursuit of many which I sh^d not have sought for myself; and therefore I wish to turn them to some account. As however so much misconception has arisen about the others, and as an old saying declares that "Short accounts make long friends" I prefer selling them for some fixed price as I did the others

I have a large collection besides those which I left with Henneman, and will if you wish it send them for you to see, I only beg that if you do not wish to have them they may be returned immediately, as I wish to copy them myself (having promised a copy of Cardiff Castle to L^d Bute and L^d J. Stuart) ⁴ and being similarly situated to many other friends whose houses I have taken.

I am sorry to say that several beautiful views at Bristol were destroyed by the very bad paper which was sent me.

Pray do not omit to let me have S^r Lecchi's ⁵ receipt, as it will take me some time to have it direct from M^r Bridges. ⁶

Yours very truly
Calvert R. Jones.