NASH JOHN Autograph Letter Signed Mr Nash in the third perso

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NASH, JOHN. Autograph Letter Signed, "Mr. Nash," in the third person within the text, to the Countess of Caledon, stating that he has come about the terrace, that work on the buildings would continue, and explaining that the difficulties were due to a misunderstanding involving Parliament. 3/4 page, 4to, with integral address leaf; areas of moderate discoloration at upper and right edges touching text (but still legible), folds, remnants of wax seal on address panel. "No 14 Regent St, Wednesday afternoon" [from postmark: 13 July 1827]

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"Mr. Nash presents his very humble respects to the Countess . . . . [H]e came to town this morning on the subject of the Terrace and has reason to believe that all the difficulties will be removed tomorrow . . . . [I]n the mean time the Buildings will proceed . . . ."
Nash (1752-1835) was a British architect who laid out Regent's Park in London and designed most of its terraces; he also planned part of London's Regent Street, and enlarged Buckingham Palace in 1825.