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The published transcript of this letter can be found in Shirley (No. 150, page 112) and Beckett (page 404). The leaf has been numbered S150, referring to the order in Shirley's publication. A pencil inscription on the top reads \u2018Nov 1832'.\n\nTRANSCRIPT:\n\n---\nMr Lucas\n27 Westbourne Street\n\n                                                                                                  Well Walk 26 Nov\n                                                                                                                          1833\nDear Lucas =\n                     Let Boner know where the Plate of my show Room is I was in hope you would have sent it to me long ago - but they were hope only - where does the poor fellow live who has it?\n          I want to hang up a ''drinking boy'' [t\/n: 'The Cornfield'] if you could let me have one - I want a lady ''Pentweazle'' - and a Sir Charles Clarke?*\nI regret not seeing Mr Price** of all things I was in hope you would have contrived a meeting - but your note says he is gone now - I dearly love Norway - & should have been delighted with the sight of his sketches.\nMr Wrightis to be ''brought up'' on friday - God only knows what will be his fate - friday is always dread by dreadly by culprits as well as others. another imprisonment will be his utter ruin = but he knew well his ''Chaps'' when he enlisted under their hands - such a set of wretches were never seen - -\n\nI shall be glad of the plates I have a wish also that you will look over the others that they do not rust - I shall be at the Academy all day on Saturday - judging the prizes - & leave it at 4 o clock so we can meet at tea in Charlotte St. I hope they will all be ready - & if so be that we can print a few Nos they must be in the ''french Muck'' I suppose a few will do - I long much to see you -\n               Martin Colnaghi say he will do much for me - so does Moon and boys - but I don't believe they can - \n               but I will advertize in abundance as soon as ready -\n                                                                                                        J.C.\n    pray get the show plate - of the Gallery or let Boner know - I have expected it daily in Charlotte St for weeks.\n\n---\n\n*Lucas' engravings after Robert Smirke and Samuel Lane.\n\n**Possibly Edward Price, from whose drawings the engravings were made."}]},"identifier":[{"accession_number":"Constable\/EL\/1\/1\/120","primary":true,"type":"accession number","value":"Constable\/EL\/1\/1\/120"},{"priref":"110009883","type":"priref","value":"110009883"},{"type":"uri","uri":"https:\/\/data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk\/id\/object\/110009883","value":"https:\/\/data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk\/id\/object\/110009883"}],"institutions":[{"@link":{"type":"reference"},"admin":{"id":"agent-149638","uid":"adlib-agent-149638","uuid":"7376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8"},"summary_title":"The Fitzwilliam Museum"}],"lifecycle":{"creation":[{"maker":[{"@link":{"type":"reference"},"admin":{"id":"agent-29619","uid":"adlib-agent-29619","uuid":"ef67fb8d-9a82-3301-9947-b8d0526effb3"},"summary_title":"Constable, John"}]}]},"measurements":{"dimensions":[{"dimension":"Length","units":"mm","value":"231"},{"dimension":"Width","units":"mm","value":"188"}]},"summary_title":"MS Letter, Constable to Lucas, Mr Wright's case","title":[{"value":"MS Letter, Constable to Lucas, Mr Wright's case"}],"type":{"base":"object","type":"OBJECT"}}