The Cotman Letters 1835-1837

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Addressed to J. J. Cotman Esqr
Norwich.

29 Maskell St. Rusholme Lan Chorlton upon Medlock.
July 12th. 1836.

My dear John
A friend of yours and A. Dixon’s, Mr. Gayford from Norwich called at the Warehouse to-day, after a time I claimed acquaintance with him and he offered to take a parcel for me to Norwich.

Since you heard from me Mr. R. Chamberlin has been here I called on him and thanked him, he spoke to Mr. Potter about me. I hope you will advertise me of Mr. Chambelin’s H coming and perhaps A. Dixon would speak to him to ask Mr. Potter to engage me fully but I will call on him when he comes and talk over the matter. A. D. might tell him I should like to see him when he comes.

My time as you may judge is fully taken up for from 8 in the morning till 7 at night is no joke but Sunday after dinner I walked to Salford to see Mr. Higson, the wine was on the table but rather low in the Decanter so the first thing he said was Which do you like? Port, up came a fresh bottle and I must give him credit for keeping very capital wine, the first day I dined with him he gave me some Hermatage, after a good supply of Port to taste. Mr. Evans, our head Silk man, is gone to London for about a week, and as the goods are not marked there is nothing to do in his room: so poor Pill Garlic has to help in the shirting room, plenty of rum work there, I promise you, carrying goods down stairs in no joke, tell me tell you, but Mr. Evans will soon be home again and then it will not be so hard in the silk room. I thought at first of lodging in the country but soon found it quite impossible so do not intend trying it on. In passing the Warehouse we are