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him I would at his desire, I then wish you would write me by the return of this first when you design to be here that I may in form the Gentleman whose request I write that he may know wither he shall keep the place for you or not----

Now I will give you my thoughts on the matter above as I should wish to have them myself was I at Florance  [[?]] you in the spot, that is at Parma, I find the Picture Painted in such a stile that it is impossable more than to Dead Colour in the second place is that you you come here for a fortnight before I have finish it will be soon enough to dead colour if you should come sooner you will lose your time, tho I should be happy to have your company as it is my oppinion (if you intend copying it) you had better determin to come so soon as I shall find my self with in a fortnight of finishing, you may depend on me to let you know when that time comes by a letter----