Henry Crabb Robinson, 2 Plowden Building, Temple, London, to Dawson Turner, [Yarmouth], 9 December 1836. 

Dec. 9.

My dear Sir

        Not having been favourd with an answer to my letter, I have been in the daily hope of seeing you here.  When will you be in town?

        There is one kind of favour which almost any man may ask of any man. That, which is of great value to the receiver and which at the same time costs little or nothing to the granter.

             (“That is the argument of all street-beggars” D. T.)

        Now what I have to solicit of you is advice—A commodity which it is the trick of almost all of us to give more readily unasked than asked for—Mr Aders’ pictures are now at the entire of disposition of myself and another trustee—I have been obliged to advance money on account of expences—I have no friend who is so good a judge of pictures as yourself, And were you here you could, And I flatter myself would, give me some advice as to the price I ought to ask for some of them—It is possible too you might be able to promote the sale of the great picture—

       I beg my compliments to Mrs Turner—

             I am faithfully yours

                         H.C. Robinson

2 Plowden Building Temple

9th Novr ^Decr^ 1836

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Text: Turner Papers, O.14.17/145 (1836), Trinity College, Cambridge University.