My Sons here are very desireous of having the outline of your profile taken in the size which the argand Lamp will give on the wall, resting the head against a beer or other long Glass. It will only be the loss of one minute of time to sit, while Mr Burrill might trace the shadow with a Pencil, from which my Son Raphaelle can cut it out, and with his Physiognotrace produce numbers. The Profiles I have generally seen of you are not so critically like as I would wish them. But the best apology I can make for asking this favour, is, that my Sons desire to present them to every visitor of the Exhibition of the Skeleton, which will be a gratification to your numerous friends. Several hundreds taken from Houdons Bust I have dispersed, altho’ I keept them out of sight, and meant to be a favor.

The size of that profile was not so good for framing, as my Sons Physiognatrace gives.

I mean to set out for Philadelphia in 2 or 3 days, and if your drawing of the Polygraph is there, my workmen shall immediately begin the work. I intend to seek for such Ink-pots as you shewed me, & purchase all I can of them in Baltimore, in a belief that a better and more convenient shape cannot be invented. I hear that several applications have been made in my absence for Polygraphs—I am sure of an extensive sale, if they are made perfect. I will inform Mr. Beckley as soon as I can be assured by tryal of the accurate writing of some one of those made in my absence.

With sentiments of high regard your friend