He asks Lawrence's advice in drawing up a plan for the permanent establishment of their Academy in Rome, and especially how to use the £100 given to them by Mr. Hamilton, British Ambassador to Naples; he mentions the problems they have encountered in the past; he includes a copy of the gift letter from Mr. Hamilton, written to
Mr. Westmacott junior, suggesting that they circulate Englishmen in Italy to raise money for the "British School of Fine Arts at Rome".