He is pleased to say that the damage to his portrait of the
King has been invisibly repaired; he has not been able to obtain the fine ultramarine and asks what to do with Lawrence's money; he has notified Mr. Cattel that Lawrence will have his picture;
Mr. Gott has recovered from an illness and is working but is very unhappy and his daughter is gravely ill; the
Duchess of Devonshire just returned to Rome and is well; his
brother has not given him an answer as regards Lawrence's interest in his drawing by
Raphael.