Correspondence of Lieut-Col. J. L. Pliilips. 23 



sympathies extended to the drama as well as to science and 

 the arts : — 



Dear Sir. 



Jack Bannister's Sister (whose name is Swindle) and her husband are 

 shortly to have a benefit at Chester. He desires me to ask you if you know any 

 persons there, if you do and will give yourself the trouble of writing a line to 

 them under cover to Mr. Swindle at the Theatre Chester he will esteem it a 

 great obligation. Last Saturday I sent you a drawing of Peter Pindar's I have 

 been waiting for a letter but he is so taken up with his new weekly publication 

 he can do nothing else. 



I shall prove the Pierson in about a fortnight when I shall be able to 

 guess when it will be compleated. I shall very soon send you a proof of the 

 dead Soldier with the Figures etch'd. 



My health is perfectly restor'd, and I am going on in all my pursuits 

 with great pleasure and expedition. 



It is a long time since you was in town when may we expect to see you ? 

 I hope you and yours are all well. 



I am ever yours 



JAS HEATH. 



Novr 12, I794. 



The following from the same writer gives us a glimpse 

 of Philips's relations with the literary and musical world, 

 and at the same time makes us acquainted with the fact 

 already mentioned, that he was an open-handed sportsman. 

 It would be interesting to know what it was that Philips 

 wrote which proved so pleasing to the author of " Tom 

 Bowling": — 



Dear Sir. 



I thank you for a very fine Pine apple which I ought to have done long 

 ago, but the truth is I am so little in the habit of writing that I drive it off as 

 long as I can. You must not impute this to want of friendship or respect 

 because I have no friend in the world I value so much as yourself. I told 

 Dibdin what you had written about him and he was very much pleas'd. and 

 desir'd me to remember him to you the next time I wrote. I have promis'd to 

 deliver the Major finish'd before Christmas. I have prov'd it lately & it comes 

 to the satisfaction of every one. I wish you could be in town at the time as I 

 intend giving a jolly dinner to all my friends on the occasion. 



The Dead Soldier goes on & I intend to finish the figures immediately 

 after the Major is gone. 



We have put the letter press of our Shakspear in Busby 's hands and we 

 mean to publish in March for certain. 



