| Description | Feels that the distinction made in the vicar's preface between himself and William Bird is unjust. Describes his own status which makes him at least Bird's equal. This is not mere pride: having always kept a certain grade in society, he does not wish to lose it in Hammersmith. Thinks that Sir John's name should have been placed above that of [William] Morison as the latter is in trade. [Valentine] Stevens will not allow [John] Thompson's to stand above his own.
Affixed in letter book of Sir John Philippart |