1689703252000 1689679993000 Standard Record object-110009162 1747160954800 1710154612000 1747159409017 adlib fitz-online adlib-object-110009162 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/110009162 2a9dfb7d-186c-3299-8bd4-a6c7ee49befc 2 person reference agent-29619 adlib-agent-29619 ef67fb8d-9a82-3301-9947-b8d0526effb3 Constable, John person reference agent-82139 adlib-agent-82139 5787a108-be4d-3fcb-adb7-368ca6d4dc85 Lucas, David content description This is a letter from John Constable to David Lucas, dated 2 February 1831. The published transcript of this letter can be found in Shirley (No. 40, page 42) and Beckett (page 341). The leaf has been numbered S40, referring to the order in Shirley's publication. A pencil inscription on the top reads ‘2 Feby 1831'. TRANSCRIPT: --- For Mr Lucas Dear Lucas My Cold plays the devil with me - and I am making sed* work on my canvas. perhaps you you could come down if you are not busy - but do not put yourself out of your way - ''husband your strength'' - when we meet I must talk to you of many things especially about ''the book'' - many will take it or any thing else they can get of me - but I must be carefull - we live in a ''City of Sharks'' - who are the needy preying upon the simple who have got any thing - I send for ''the head of the Lock'' to hang up 'till we want it. Yours truly J.C. I am so weak that I can hardly write 2 Feby 1831 --- *Shirley reads this word as 'sed' and comments 'v.l. 'wash'.' Beckett, however, identifies the word as 'sad'. Constable/EL/1/1/29 1 accession number Constable/EL/1/1/29 110009162 priref 110009162 uri https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/110009162 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/110009162 reference agent-149638 adlib-agent-149638 7376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8 The Fitzwilliam Museum reference agent-29619 adlib-agent-29619 ef67fb8d-9a82-3301-9947-b8d0526effb3 Constable, John Length mm 230 Width mm 187 MS Letter, Constable to Lucas object OBJECT