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prints and drawings presented by them to this Society should 

 be printed in the next volume of the Transactions, the Com- 

 mittee have thought it desirable to include in this Report a 

 copy of Messrs. Crawhall and Barnes' schedule of the drawings 

 and prints, and also their letter to Mr. John Hancock presenting 

 these prints and drawings through him to the Society, and con- 

 taining also the extract of the will above referred to. 



Copy of letter sent by Messrs. Joseph Crawhall and J. W. Barnes 

 with the annexed Schedule to John SancocJc. 



" Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 



"March 14th, 1884. 



" Dear Mr. Hancock, 



"By the will of the late Miss Isabella Bewick, of Gateshead, who died 

 on the 8th June last year, we were appointed Executors, and entrusted with 

 the following bequest : — 



" ' I give and bequeath all my Paintings, "Water Colours, Prints, and 

 Engravings, in and about my dwelling house, and the cast of the bust of 

 my late father, with its pedestal, to my said Executors absolutely, in the 

 belief and confidence that they will present and dispose of the same to such 

 institution or institutions which, in their uncontrolled discretion, they think 

 will best perpetuate and keep alive the memory of my late father, Thomas 

 Bewick, and his ability.' 



"In carrying out this direction of the Testatrix, we have regarded the 

 claims of Newcastle-upon-Tyne as paramount, and have therefore selected 

 the articles enumerated in the schedule annexed, and now beg to offer them 

 as a gift to the Newcastle-upon-Tyne Natural History Society. 



"May we add that the great interest you take in the New Museum, your 

 keen sympathy with Bewick's work, and your long friendship with his 

 family, afford us additional pleasure in making this offer at your hands. 



"We remain, 



"Yours very truly, 



{Signed) "JOSEPH CRAWHALL. 



"J W. Barnes. 



" To John Hancock, Esq., 



"St, Mary's Terrace." 



