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Content summary: 10 December 1801 : John Britton in London to William Cunnington – 'you say that the Altar stone or that so call'd was chiselled like the others. Are you quite certain of this? Do you think it ever stood erect? Is there any appearance of fire on it? - or do you think it was carefully fixt in its present position? Have you any specimens of it? If you can spare me a small piece, with the same of the other stones mentioning from what stone it was taken? …. Are you convinced that the large stone in the ditch in the Ditch was once erect & was it chiselled? ' Last summer he had made a detailed survey of the land to the north of Stonehenge and thinks it should be correctly mapped. 'if I am not decidedly opposed by our two learned Antiquarians of the County …. the idea of jealous opposition disturbs me much.' Writes at length complaining about how he is being treated and that he feels hurt. 'when he said you were enjoyned to keep your researches from me. It was a keen hurt to my heart.\nThanks him for his account of the wool trade. Tells him of an article in the Monthly Mag. of Druidical stones in Brittany which he thinks he must visit.\nAsks that if he has any duplicate coins or other items that he does not want 'will yu favour me with a few; for I am arranging a little collection.'\n.\n

Summary: 10 December 1801:John Britton in London to William Cunnington- Questions from JB concerning topic WmC brought up concerning an altar. detailed survey of the land North of Stonehenge was made last summer. Thanks him for update on the wool trade.