To Rawdon Brown

Denmark Hill, April 22nd [1850].

Dear Mr. Brown,—We arrived in all comfort at home on Saturday, and in this morning's confusion I catch up the first piece of paper that comes to hand to thank you for your packet, which has this moment arrived, containing all the drawings in perfect safety. I cannot enough express my thanks to you or to Signor Vason, both for the choice and execution of the drawings—the subjects being, all but the water door, entirely new to me, and your crested Morosini door quite invaluable—hardly less so the chain ornament, of which I have not a single instance. I must beg you to express to Signor Vason my especial thanks for the careful verity of the drawings, which I can quite well perceive in their manner, though I have not seen the original subjects —and for the measurements, without which I should still have been at some loss in making use of the drawings. I do not recollect at this moment who Signor Vason is, and I can hardly judge whether the hundred francs which I herewith send to Messrs. Blumenthal will be considered by him as anything like an acknowledgment of his kindness; if not, may I beg you to tell me frankly what I ought to send him, and delay the payment of the smaller sum until I have amended my error? I have taken the liberty of requesting M. Blumenthal to pay it to you, that you may either give it to Signor Vason now, or reserve it until you write to me.