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T."},{"@link":{"relation":"person","type":"reference"},"admin":{"id":"agent-39735","uid":"adlib-agent-39735","uuid":"7db94fe2-c960-31cb-989f-3a2ce93455ec"},"summary_title":"Dunthorne, John"}],"content":{"description":[{"type":"content description","value":"This is a letter from John Constable to David Lucas, dated 7 October 1832. The published transcript of this letter can be found in Shirley (No. 120, page 90) and Beckett (page 382). The leaf has been numbered S120, referring to the order in Shirley's publication. A pencil inscription on the top reads \u2018Oct\/32'.\n\nTRANSCRIPT:\n\n---\nDear Lucas,\n                    I did not come to London today - and it is now rather uncertain when I shall be in Charlotte St - perhaps tomorrow Evening - as I [t\/n: word deleted] bring to the Charterhouse my little girl on that day - to see poor Mrs John Fisher* - who is there with her children and wishes much to see me. I therefore write a little of my Ideas to you about all which concerns us both -\n                       I have thought of not calling it a ''Lock'' on the Stour, Suffolk - but ''A Barge passing a Lock'' - as more descriptive and Novel.\n                   Of our appendix - I should tell you that I have touched the proofs of the ''New Sarum'' and the little ''Glebe farm'' - admirably and you will be gratified to see how little the Change is - but how great the efficiency -\n            perhaps it will be as well to re-engrave on a new plate the ''White Horse'' - or substitute it for another of the ''Jaques'' - only beacause it may match the Summerland with is now serving with the ''Old Sarum'' - as of making the New Sarum - thus the companion to the Old.\n                                                                    __________________\nI had sad - sad - accounts indeed of poor John Dunthorne - he will never see London again, he is confined to his bed - and cannot write -\n                                                                                ________\n   Our Appendix will do - and with letterpress help - like spices & sweet to get down bad venison - Yours truly\n Well Walk                                                                                                                                      John Constable\n[t\/n: 'Sepr' crossed out] Oct. t t 1832.\n\nSmith** never intended from the first moment ever to pay me any part of the 30\u00a3. he told Mr Wright he might if he pleased take his goods - if that would satisfy Mr C but he raised his head when Mr R told him that the bill was with an attorney - I will have half it I can - for one does not like to be lied out of ones money and understanding.\nP.S.\n    \/ You will be surprised & pleased at the touched proofs - they quite tempt one - to proceed - so clever & artfull is the Devil.\n       Me Jennings likes  most of all the Idea of the letterpress - when I told him it would (if done my way) consist of - discriptions - quotations - poetry display - and principles of Art - &c - &c - 10 or 20 lines to each - and so much moral feeling as possible\n\n---\n\n*Widow of Archdeacon Fisher (Constable's early patron) who died in 1832.\n\n**Beckett identifies as J.T. 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