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Content summary: 19 January 1801: JB at 18 Wilderness Row, Goswell Street- worries that he has not heard from him. Nearly all the first volume of Wiltshirehas gone to press and is now finishing Warminster and Heytesbury. Mr King is pleased with JB's sketch of Stonehenge. Lord Arundell 'has sent me a packet of very interesting papers upon Wardour Castle &c.'' I have sent you Stukleys' Medallic History and Gough's English Topographer.' JB has sent WmC's brothera book on perspective. A few little things '& a description of Wilts originally published it is 6 vols & is very scarce. 'I have not had time to finish your 2 views of Stonehenge- moving, purchasing furniture, attending engravers- writing- correcting press- looking after copperplate printers and. you must allow will fully occupy my time.' Send srawings to WmC's brother and daughters to copy and asked for them to be passed onto Phillip Crocker

Summary: 19 January 1801: John Britton to William Cunnington- JB finished first sketches of Stonehenge and sending books for William Cunnington to read. Asks for his drawings to be passed onto Phillip Crocker