The Cotman Letters 1835-1837

{handwritten date}
[Summer] of 1835 (?)

{typed transcript}
London.

My dear Jack
As we have heard nothing to the contrary I presume you arrived safe at your destination. Notwithstanding however, this presumptive evidence, I should like to hear from you, whenever you may feel inclined to scribble for half an hour not only to confirm my presumption but to tell me what you are after in the Country, what Dally wanted you for? and many other things too numerous to mention. I have sent you all the Bs I could find, but they are numerous in Hunter St so you must not grumble at the smallness of the number. You will please, sent the pacquet accompanying this to my Bessy. Now as I have said all the business of my note I may say a little for pleasure and will therefore begin by telling you how very uncomfortable I felt for one whole week after your departure. A fish out of water could hardly feel worse, I could be happy nowhere, and really did not know what to do with myself. If I had not positively felt it I could not have believed the loss of thee, great nuisance as thou wert, could have made such a difference in my pleasures. My room however is now in most applepie order and I am working away most methodically cleaning my brushes every night. In the morning ah -- now for the wonder -- In the morning I am positively down in time for breakfast, and what is still better in time for a walk before it. I began to be unwell and as I do not like physic I determined to trying what effect air would have taken early so the first morning travelled as far as Euston Square, round which I walked once: fancying it was useful the second found me in the Park. I then found to a certainty the use of it and have done it ever since. I should say though I thought of this in consequence of my walking (the day you