Michael D.Heath-Caldwell M.Arch.

Michael Heath-Caldwell M.Arch
Brisbane, Queensland
ph: 0412-78-70-74
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1835 - 1836 - 1837

George Heath Serjeant-at-Law - aged 56/57
Anne Raymond Heath (ne Dunbar) - aged 48/49

Julia Anna Heath (later Harrison) - aged 28/29
John Moore Heath - aged 27/28
Douglas Denon Heath - aged 26/27
Dunbar Isidore Heath - age 20/21
Leopold G. Heath R.N. - age 18/19
Emma Jane Heath (later Whatman) - aged 14/15

March 1836
The Heath Family Engravers - Volume 3 - by John Heath

Letter - Charles Heath to Hodgson, Graves and Co.

Messrs Hodgson, Graves and Co.,
You will very much oblige me by letting me have a tin Case as near the size of the last as possible - it is to hold "England & Wales" Proofs.

Yours very truly,
C.Heath

1836
The Heath Family Engravers - Volume 3 - by John Heath

Letter - Charles Heath to Hodgson & Graves & Co. 1836, Pall Mall.

Dear Sir,
As the proprietor of the coypright of Lady Peel, I agree to give you permission to engrave the same in your Lawrence work by presenting me with 25 proofs.

I am, yours,
Chas. Heath.
[letter not written in Charles Heath's hand]

Thursday 14 January 1836
Globe

Captain Marryat's New Work - Splendidly Illustrated by Clarkson Stanfield R.A., Being the first of a Series of Illustrated Works by the Best Authors, executed under the superintendence of Mr.Charles Heath.

The Pirate and the Three Cutters with Twenty Plates, including a whole-length Portrait of the Author. In 1 vol. royal royal 8vo. price 11.11s.6d.; Imperial 8vo. with India Proof, 2l. 12s. 6d.

We notice the appearance of this splendidly illustrated work to undeceive the world in an idea, just now too prevalent, that it was intended as an annual; on the contrary, we hope it may be an eternal favourite in everlasting request." - Metropolitan Magazine.
London: Longman, Rees, Orme, and Co.

29 March 1836
Charles Heath to Dawson Turner
By this night's Mail I have the pleasure of sending you the 20th number of "England and Wales" and shall very shortly forward No.21 and 22. I likewise send you the Beauty Proofs and Captain Marryat's Proofs to the "Pirate" etc. and Six Proofs for a new work just published called "Heath's Drawing Room Portfolio." I flatter myself you will like them very much as they are all beautifully executed.

I take the liberty to enclose the Bills of Mr.McCormick - and if you could let me have the cash for them by Saturday I should be particularly obliged and I will pay to your Account "Eighty Pounds" to go off the other debts. You may rely on all the Bills being paid as punctually as the others - With best respects and believe me my dear sir,

Yours most truly obliged,
Charles Heath

Saturday 2 April 1836
Suffolk Chronicle

National Provincial Bank of England. Capital One Million. in 10,000 shares of £100 each.
Proprietors of the National Provincial Bank of England

- - - long list - - -- Heath, Mr. Serjeant, Heath, James. - - - Hesketh, George. - - - -

Monday 2 May 1836
Morning Chronicle

Captain Marryat's New Work
Splendidly illustrated by Clarkson Stanfield R.A., being the first of a Series of illustrated Works by the best Authors, executed under the superintendence of Mr.Charles Heath,

The Pirate and the Three Cutters - with Twenty Plates, including a whole-length Portrait of the Author. In 1 vol. Royal 8vo., price £1.11s.6d.: imperial 8vo., with India Proof Plates £2.12s.6d.

"Captain Marryat never produced anything better than Pirate." - Metropolitan Magazine, Feb.1.
London, Longman, Rees, Orme and Co.

18 July 1836
Charles Heath, 6 Seymour Place, London - to Dawson Turner

I wrote to you about a week since requesting a renewal of the £300 you so kindly lent me to complete my England work - stating that it will require 6 months to finish and that if you would hold the Bill or do me another which would be the most straightforward way it would greatly accommodate - but that if you wished I would pay it.

I forgot to state that of course I should place the 10 per cent in Messrs.Barclays off the old Debt - as I must now make all my arrangements immediately as I am going to Paris I shall feel particularly obliged by an answer.

Believe me, dear Sir, your most truly obliged,
Charles Heath

11 July 1836
Charles Heath, 6 Seymour Place, London to Dawson Turner

When you were so kind as to lend me the £600 on my own Bills drawn on Messrs.Perkins and Co. to complete the England work from "Turner" I fully expected to have accomplished it by about this time - but I fear it will now, owing to difficulties of getting all the Drawings from Mr.Turner and to other contingencies be after Xmas.

The 21st number is just ready - the 22nd will be in about 2 months - the other two at Xmas - which completes this most beautiful work and I think I may safely aver that there will never be another like it.

The object of my writing this is to know if you would oblige me by renewing the Bill becoming due on the 2nd of next month till the month of April as it will rather cramp me to pay back the £300 till I have finished the work - but if you say it must be done of course it shall. The first 300 I consider repaid by the Bills you have received. I hope you have [received] safe the vol. "Heath's Gallery."

Your answer will oblige Dear Sir,
Yours very truly obliged.
Charles Heath

P.S. In a fortnight I propose running over to Paris to arrange my French editions of the coming Annuals - if you consent to oblige me the best way for me to send you another Bill which you will send me the cash for and the one coming due the 2nd of August to take the regular course. We assume this is the last time I shall require you to do this Bill.

The Bill for £60 on the Old Account will be paid in due course.

20 July 1836
Charles Heath, 6 Seymour Place, London - to Dawson Turner

I have received you kind letter this morning and return you my best thanks for your ready compliance with my wishes. I enclose you the Bill drawn by "Perkins & Co." and shall be most happy to see you on Monday. If you answer to this you will be so good as to say the hour I shall be certain to be at home but I am always in the day till 1. o'clock. I hope you will have a delightful trip up the Rhine and remain dear Sir,
Yours most truly,
Charles Heath

Sunday 23 October 1836
London Dispatch.

Court of Requests, Kingsgate Street.

At this minor Court of Chancery a vast number of suits were for ever settled. There were summons for wages out of number - there were summons for rint - and there were knotty points discussed as to the value of labour and material. But before Mr.Serjeant Heath and Mr.Commissioner Dubois the greatest attention was paid to the wants, and the utmost indulgence allowed for the follies, of the "multifaced" multitude.

A Debt of Honour! - A chimney-sweeper, known well about Gray's-inn-lane as Bandy Tom, was summoned by another equally ill-looking member of the same fraternity for the sum of 1s.6d.
This case was heard before Mr.Serjeant Heath. - How will you pay it? asked Mr.Heath.
Defendant. - I knows I hows it 'im, but I contends he karnt rekiver a halfpenny of it, not in this here Court, not not in no other Court whatsoindever (laughter).

Indeed! be good enough to explain why - It's only a debt of onner - its a gamlin transhaction,and the Hact says no money shan't be rekivered not wot's lost in gamlin (laughter).

By what means was the money lost - at what game did you play? - On, arter we'd sifted the dust, and chucked all the cinders out on it, we played mahap at blind hookey - or in chance at cribbage, and so on, and sometimes we played at azard - (laughter).

Plaintiff - My Lord, this 'ear concarn has bin a goin on now a matter of four 'ears. Bandy Tom has paid me all his debts of 'onner, but this 'ear hidentical sum is for 'ard money lent, and the "honnus probendibus" lays on him as he howes me (considerable laughter) I contend its for money - reg'lar money lent bout of my pocket.

Defendant - Pon my 'onner (laughter) its a gambling transaction, and it will be in hopposition to the Hact to make me pay - thats very hobvious.

Mr.Heath - You are both a very brilliant sample of the modern "march of intelligence," and as it seems to be a shuffling transaction altogether, Mr.Dandy Tom must be good enough to pay the debt and costs in a month. You hear that, defendant.

Defendant - In course I do, and I computes it to your unkommon hignorance of lor (law.)
The sooty lawyer was terribly exasperated by the decision, and a regular turn-up took place at a short distance from the Court, in which Bandy Tom beat his opponent.

28 October 1836
Charles Heath, 6 Seymour Place, London to Dawson Turner

I have received your kind letter and am very happy to hear that you have had so pleasant a trip - at present I am so much occupied with getting out my various publications that I have no time to think of anything new. You will see that this Year the "Picturesque" Annual is "Ireland" and next year will be the same. Messrs.Creswick and Ritchie are now there preparing the new Pictures and Letter press.

By tomorrow's coach you will receive Proofs of the "Gems of Beauty," "Book of Beauty," "Keepsake" and "Picturesque" and from Messrs.Longman & Co. all the Books which I hope you will approve and that they will help to pass pleasantly some of the Winter evenings. You will likewise receive a Novel illustrated work, Six Female Portraits [Gems of Beauty] written by Lady Blessington and which have had already a very great sale.

I was as you know starting for Paris about the same time you began your journey. I brought over with me a large stock that belonged to me in Paris of Proofs, back stock of Books, etc. which I have disposed of to Mr.McCormick - who purchased my others - I believe all his Bills will be paid after tomorrow - to date he had been very punctual.

I have ten Bills running from 3 months, one every month for £50 each - if you would cash them for me I will have the same endorsement on them and of course pay £50 into Barclays on account of the old Debt.

If I have time I would take a run to Yarmouth and see the Sketches etc, you mention. I think it likely something might be done with them.

Your answer will greatly oblige, dear Sir Yours most truly,
Charles Heath.

2 November 1836
Charles Heath, 6 Seymour Place, London to Dawson Turner

Many thanks for your kind letter - and if you will allow me to ask you to do the whole it will confer just now a great favour.

I hope the Books I ordered Longman to send you have arrived safe and that you like them and the Proofs.

Believe me dear Sir, Yours most sincerely,
Charles Heath

I send this as a parcel fearing the weight would be too great for Post - please charge the carriage.

Monday 7 November 1836
John Bull

Court of Requests - During the sojourn of half-an-hour in the disgraceful hole over which Mr.Serjeant Heath presides, the reporter observed that the ceiling had been battened up, to prevent it falling upon the head of the Learned Serjeant, and where the litigants stand, something like a hearthstone appeared; but on looking closer, it turned out to be part of a tombstone, and the appropriate inscription of "Hic jacet" was perceptible on its surface.

To render the place as comfortable as possible, and to avoid anything like the gaol fever, for want of fresh air, a trap-door, communicating with a cellar, belonging a tallow-maker, was left open; and those who disapproved of the wind had the option of gratifying themselves with the stench.

The little iron stove had no fire in it, and the clerk who assists the Serjeant had evidently caught cold. Altogether, the place was so miserable, the applicants so prosy, and the smell of the aforesaid mutton fat so insufferable, that the reporter was glad to escape from it. (Morning Herald).

11 November 1836
The Heath Family Engravers - Volume 3 - by John Heath

Letter - Charles Heath to Sir Richard Westmacott

Charles Heath seem to have had a house in Surbiton at this time.

Dear Sir,
I understand that you have purchased that part of "Norbiton Park" that adjoins mine - I write this to ask if it is your intention to part with any of it - or in fact whether you will sell or make an exchange for a part, perhaps if we could meet something satisfactory might be arranged to both parties.

Believe me Dear Sir, yours very truly
Charles Heath
6 Seymour Place, Euston Square.

1837