Charles West Cope letter to Richard Redgrave, 1870 August 8

Cope discusses the issue with the Royal Academy exhibition "keeper" [see previous two letters]. He thanks Redgrave for bringing up the matter at the general meeting. Cope describes the "keeper" as a "mere nobody" and is upset that Mr Eyre is "forced by circumstances to do more than he ought to be expected & do more than his position in the body warrants." Cope is happy that Redgrave's suggestion for a "stronger administration power" was accepted and states that "we are now fast drifting to" a "[...] dictatorship." Cope states that "we should at once put a stop to this." Cope mentions the complaints of other RA members "Richmond & Botale [?]."