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House of Commons on matter of press gangs saying no officers had authority within city but municipal ones [[a doodle of some sort]] (great "State's rights" boy) Brass all right Crosby went so far in maintaining these municipal rights that he was shut up in Tower On release Crosby who had become immensely popular [[strikethrough]] setn [[/strikethrough]] came to Mansion house in procession. City illuminated. At general election 1774 he ran unsuccessfully & in 1784 was defeated by Brooke Watson. 1772 pres Bethlehem Hospital 1785 Gov. of Irish Society, died 1793 married 3 times no issue D N B says ports by T. Hardy in poss of corp. of London. & R E Pine. executed [[strikethrough]] 1774 [[/strikethrough]] 1771 while in Tower bib. Orridge Cits & Rulers of London Trevelyane C J Fox Surtees Hist of Durham. [[?]] May 1793 Vol I xiii pt. 1 pp 188-9. No mention of Copleys port Bagleys photo is full length front view man in costume T M P & ink as Reynolds after Laurence stands beside a column againstl light ground suggests very remotely Velasquez fat man beside column. Head vigorous & simple and of the [[end page]] [[start page]] 79 style of brushing of the Gil DeBlois. Panel seems narrow. perhaps because photo print is close trimmed. Copley used better proportioned canvas usually. Port of Tom Rev Cary is sitting little man in gown arms folded original concept arms seem short head large figure rather dwarfish head has sort of impish smile half mischief half benevolence Must be very early Interesting thing. Photo of De Blois interests me more today than formerly. [[Thus?]] interest & might use it. The photo of Winslow Warren shows a portrait of most remarkable power there is a young colonial swell in London, chesty snobbish insufferable character, but inimitably done. Masterpiece of technique. Highlight traveling along bridge [[strikethrough]] of [[/strikethrough]] and ridge of nose very simply planted heavily impasted. Port of John Sedlay too is interesting square rugged face sitting at desk. hard unhandsome face. Mrs Sedlay is very modern very modern And Benj Pickman is eternally in the wind great thing Bayley has fine photo of the Jere Lee
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Winslow Warren portrait at http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/winslow-warren-33598