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Look up Copley's portraits of Thos Ainslee 3/4 sent to Scotland Judge Leigh_ Ch. Justice Peter Leigh of So Carolina b 1710 d - 1759 only son was Sir Egerton Leigh who had [[pre-??]] [[?]] with H Laurens Says he was fired from NY Times adv. dep where he made some ad drawings that didn't go. Shows them to me. I tell him as [[?]] why didn't go have too much character. I tell [[?]] I'm glad they fired him he now will have chance to paint. Shows me the drawings which he will show next week at Mrs Whitneys with Scott Beal. Davey asks me what I think of Bellows peace pictures I tell him and he laughs and agrees. D has a bull fight in Spain that has a good tone. I tell him I could select a show of his stuff that would show him up. I tell him the Cuban stuff won't go. He seems to think so too. I tell him the race isn't of enough interest to our people. [[end page]] [start page]] Copley Pelham [[?]] Committee of Bab. Mass Hist Soc Ch F. Adams Collections Quinsey Jones Yo71 [[image]] Worth. Ch. Ford. Frontispiece Copley self port NY H.S. Following references are to portraits painted by Copley as found in these letters [[reference]] p 23 [[underline]]Thos Ainslie[[/underline]] to Copley Halifax 8 Oct 1757 Dr. Sr.: [[underline]]the picture[[/underline]] came safe + gives me grt Satisfaction I am goin to send it to Scotland to a fond Parent and as it goes in a Man of War, I hope it Safe. You may find it worth Your while to come down here in Spring. Several people would be glad to employ You. I believe so because I have heard it mentioned.... Thos Ainslee p.26 Copley to Liotard about pastels 1762 p 27 S. Fayerwether to Copley Mr Copley After waiting to know whether [[underline]]Judge [[Reference symbol]] Leighs[[/underline]] picture was sent to Carolina or no at Length. I'm Agreeably Surprised it is Actually Gone. I imm. Wrote Mr Leigh your having sent from Boston his [[underline]] Honored Fathers Effigy[[/underline]] to Him. I hav made handsomest Apology to Mr Leigh in your Behalf for the [[underline]] long Detention of the Picture[[/underline]] Signed S. Fayerwether Narragansett Jan 7 1763 To Mr John Copley, Limner, Near the Orange Tree In Boston. Del. by Mr Mumford.