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Content summary: 9.2.1801: John Britton at 18 Wilderness Row, Goswell Street to William Cunnington- effusively thanks him for his letter. Beauties of Wilts is now printing... Mr Coxe has now given me some papers and is much pleased with my description of Wilton etc. Mr Beckford has sent me money to defray the expense of engraving another plate of Fonthill so that I shall have two views of that place.' Has obtained permission from the Royal Society to copy some of Aubrey's Manuscript. He is aunable to borrow Stukeley's Stonehenge and Avebury in Londn. 'I left the camera tied up in paper with Mr Easton directed for you & I left it in his shop on the shelf the left hand side.'

Summary: 9.2.1801: John Britton at 18 Wilderness Row, Goswell Street to William Cunnington- Giving thanks for letter, Mr Beckford has sent across money for engraving at Fonthill and he has obtained permission from the Royal society to copy some of Aubrey's Manuscript.