From James Scott Bowerbank 5 February 1855

My Dear Sir

The whole affair about the Books is a blunder of mine as second hand you should have an advantage in the price & I have much pleasant recollections of the Ipswich Museum that I am determined they shall have the advantage I purposed for them. Now for the Widow, she has received from me a Guinea more than she was entitled to by right but there again I could not recall the Guinea for [illeg.] the demand because I know it is of service to her & would vex her not to have it after having calculated upon it & so you will that there is no other comfortable solution of the affair than that the faulty party should bear the loss which he can very well afford & does not care a farthing about. And now there is an end of the matter & let me hope that you have recd the glosses & find them to your liking & let me add that if they are not I have a customer for them who saw them in my possession & who will relieve you of them with pleasure, but my idea is that you will find them just the lot that you required.

I heard from Mr J. Hooker that you were well about a week since & hope you and yours continue so. I regret to say Mrs B has kept her bed for the last fortnight with another attack of Bronchitis

I remain

My Dear Sir

Yours most truly

J. S. Bowerbank