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March 28th 1881

Dear Mrs Gladstone,

I have had a dreadful accident to my right hand, and write this with my left hand, to say how highly I should esteem the honour if mr Gladstone would [word crossed out by TSC] honour me with a visit to see them. I don’t know Miss Balfour’s address. She would like to see them if she knew it, and believe me,

Yours most faithfully

Tho Sidney Cooper

left hand.

16 Jany 1874

Dear Sir,

Your Letter has been forwarded to me here. & I beg you will thank the Committee of the “Temple Club, for the honour they have conferred on me in electing me an Honorary Life Member of their Cub & Believe,

Yrs Faithfully

Thos. Sidney Cooper

The Hon. J. Colbourne Hon.Sec.

16 Wellington Terrace

Jan.y 22 1841

My Dear Sir,

Will you allow me to ask your assistance in my endeavours for the fatherless.

I assure you tis a case in which benevolence will be well bestowed. & Believe me I shall esteem it a personal favour.

I am Dear Sir

Faithfully Yours

Thos. Sidney Cooper

To the President & Council of the Royal Academy.

Gentlemen,

When I was elected an associate of the Royal Academy, I received the following advice.

“When you send your picture for Exhibition; if more than one; you must placed your finished work no 1 on your list, which will be hung in the large gallery, (which you are entitled to) and when you are raised to
an Academician, and hanger, you must be sure and do the same, to

all the members works who are not on the Council &… The President is not on any hanging Committee, but he attends to see this law is observed also that no injustice is done to any member” I have been 45 years a member of the Academy, and this has always been observed, and fulfilled to e, & and by me, till last year, and this year, again my principal work is placed out the way, while 5 or 6 members have to (sic) pictures, & one has three pictures hung in No. 3 Gallery, who have right, to only one, hung there. I need not tell you, how deeply I am pained by this indignity, and injustice. I have exhibited at the Royal Academy, for 57 years, and not been absent one year during that long period. I have had an honourable and industrious life always anxious that my latter days should be free from blight or dishonour. I was associated with Callcott, Wilkie, Collins, Constable Etty Shee &…and I am quite sure, not one of them would have acted to the dishonour of any member.

Your Humbled Servant

Thos Sidney Cooper

10 July 1877

My dear Cook,

I have some important work I must finish this month, or it would have been a great pleasure to me to have joined your party. & I have also made arrangements to leave with my family for Cornwall. But I thank you all the same for your kind invite & believe me

Ys faithfully

Thos Sidney Cooper

(On black edged mourning paper with embossed black printed crest and address: Vernon Holme, Harbledown).

5 Sepm. 1867

Dear Sir.

You will put me in hand immediately two boards covered with paper, as usual. But be careful there is no blemish in it, as I found two small flaws in one of the last large boards. The size 34inches by 20in. & let me have them as soon as possible.

Yr Very Obliged

Thos Sidney Cooper

Mr Hogarth

(On black-edged mourning paper with embossed black printed crest and address: Vernon Holme, Harbledown).

Oct. 26 1867

Sir

My son sent me the package of photographs to me here, but they are too small of any purpose of mine, but you can tell me what you charge for some of them, perhaps my children may choose a few of them. If you had any larger of cattle, or could make me a few for myself only, & not others could have, I might purchase them if suited.

V. Obliged

Thos Sidney Cooper

Mr. W. Sherlock

30 April 1880

Dear W Agnew,

I was much disappointed I did not meet you at the Royal Academy private View today. I wished to congratulate you on the Very distinguished honour you have lately received long may you enjoy it. Should you be in the neighbourhood tomorrow or Sunday morning, I shall like to see you, as I must leave on Monday, having lost my only Brother.

Ys faithfully

Thos Sidney Cooper