ID: 1144 [see the .xml file]
Identifier: WCRO CR2017/ TP 189, 38
Editors: Transcribed by Ffion Mair Jones; edited by Ffion Mair Jones; encoded by Vivien Williams. (2019)
Cite: 'Richard Bull to Thomas Pennant 24 December 1791' transcribed by Ffion Mair Jones; edited by Ffion Mair Jones; encoded by Vivien Williams. (2019) in Curious Travellers Digital Editions [editions.curioustravellers.ac.uk/doc/1144]

My Dear Sir

I should have given some sort of answer to your letter before this time, if I could have procur’d from the tedious Falder, the parcell I had directed him to send to my house. It is just now gone to the Golden Cross, at Charing Cross, directed to You, at Downing, and I hope will set off by the Monday’s Coach, at latest, but before my letter is seal’d, I shall be able to give you more certain information with respect to that Matter.

upon the receit of your Letter, desirding me to send down my set of the Arctic Zoology Prints upon large paper, to be colour’d, I open’d the parcell, which I had never done before, and to my almost dispair, I find I have no others, except what you will receive in the packet coming to Downing, and pour Comble de Malheur,1 the letter press is upon small-paper, or at least upon paper, a great deal smaller, than the Introduction perces [sic] me, which is so well illustrated by Mr Gryfyth. how therefore can I contrive to bind them up together, without manifestly injuring the fine large paper introduction, by being under the necessity of cutting off some of the Drawings, to reduce that and the Zoology to equal size? I know not where to get the body of the arctic Zoology upon large paper, nor in truth do I ever remember to have seen a copy upon paper equally large, and fine, as is my introduction. take my distress into your consideration, and advise me what to do.

A Sucking Nabob, promiss’d to send me a satisfactory answer respecting De Perrons travels in India &c. but he has not yet done it. No body does any thing without being worried again and again, as I mean to do him. accept my blessing, and every good wish to you, and your house, and The Beggars blessing into the Bargain, tho I doubt one part of it will not be of much service either to you, or myself.

I am my Dear Sir, yours always.

Richd: Bull

P.S. the parcell goes by to nights mail coach, and the Carriage, and booking together, being 4s. is paid. -

The BooksellBook keeper would not receive it without payment, which seem'd to me quite ^an innovation, and upon no other road requird. I want to be informd whether I ought to have submitted to it. –

Marginalia

Endorsement in Thomas Pennant's hand at the top of the letter: Answd


Editorial notes

1. 'to make things worse'.

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