From John Phillips   17 April 1849

My dear Sir,

I had some hope of meeting you here & benefiting by your local knowledge & good advice re B. Assoc. Meeting in 1850 but Mr G. Ransome is gone to Rotterdam (his brother Henry dead) & no tidings of you. If this reaches in time, pray oblige if you can, Col Sabine & your friend the writer, by coming up to attend the Council of the Association 2 Dicks St Adelphi at 1pm on Friday next the 20 ^th. We shall certainly want advice in this crisis.

Ever yours truly | John Phillips