Letter received by Banks from Richard Westall, 5 April 1806 (Series 69.06) - No. 0001

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Sir,

I take great blame to myself for not having earlier attended to your first Letter : the truth is that I returned to town extremely indisposed and therefore deferred searching for the Drawings till I was better, and then it entirely escaped my memory.  I send by the Bearer all that I can find, and I trust all that you were so kind as to lend to my Brother; he has been abroad several months, and I am unacquainted with the number.  I hope he will return to England very soon, when he will wish for you to know if there is any deficiency.  I have the honor to be,

Sir,
Your very obedient Servant
Richd Westall
[indecipherable] Street April 5th. 1806.