Letter from Uvedale Price, Foxley, to Sir George Beaumont, 1812 November 11 : autograph manuscript signed.

Mourning the loss of their mutual friend Lord Aylesford; describing Aylesford's many good qualities; describing first meeting Aylesford more than forty years earlier on a tennis court in Oxford; saying that they had always been friendly, but that they had become much closer in recent years, with Aylesford visiting Foxley twice; recalling their discussions about art and other matters; responding to Beaumont's comments about Aylesford's drawings; describing the stark contrasts in Aylesford's appearance and manners; saying that he heard that Aylesford died the night his wife returned, after two months away; recalling Aylesford's account of John Malchair with reference to Malchair's faith and religious belief generally; discussing his own health and saying that he is attempting to cure his digestive problems through abstaining from "all spirituous & fermented liquors"; commenting "With or without wine I believe I am likely to go on ailing & grumbling for some years: I only lament that we cannot talk over our ails & grievances, with some pleasanter topicks, more frequently together"; saying that he wishes there was a much shorter distance between Coleorton and Foxley, so that when he rode out he might chance upon Sir George and Lady Margaret "drawing away under an old yew" and consult with them about their plans and his, "in short to pass most of my life with you instead of passing scarcely any of it"; mentioning two woods and the clearing he is doing; comparing this to Michelangelo sculpting; inviting the Beaumonts to come and bring their "coal pits" with them.