office of the american-foreign & european express,
davies, turner & co. 40 & 42 broadway,
chief offices
79 gracechurch st. e.c.
new york 19th Oct. 187 7
Mr Samℓ L. Clemens
Hartford, Conn
Dear Sir,
We have since writing on 12th
received draft endorsed to our order drawn by you in London 4th Oct 1872 for sixteen pounds, in payment for the
engraving “Christ leaving the Prætorium.” The noteⒶemendation is drawn on Mess Geo Routledge & Sons, London.
Mr Perkins raises the question as to the time of delivery. Mess
Fairless & Beeforth have on previous occasions advised us that they
never promise engravings by any specified time, as n they are unable to do so, as
the completion of the plate depends upon the engraver and if they were to hurry
him they should risk the finish of the plate.
We shall feel obliged by your honoring the above draft and
take the picture, as we have instructions to put the first in circulation
MicroPUL, reel 1.
See Perkins Collection in Description of Provenanceclick to open link.