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Document number: 02484
Date: Tue 27 Nov 1832
Recipient: TALBOT William Henry Fox
Author: FEILDING Elisabeth Theresa, née Fox Strangways
Collection: British Library, London, Manuscripts - Fox Talbot Collection
Collection number historic: LA32-074
Last updated: 1st September 2003

Somerset Street

Tuesday

My Dear Henry

My Letter <1> being gone to the post, I recollected in my way here that I had made a great mistake in it & said Deputy Lieutenant instead of Magistrate, but I conclude you have no objection not being obliged to act, nor even expected except at the Sessions at Chippenham, <2> & it was in your own house that you said you never would do. at any rate you cannot when in Parliament be expected to attend therefore I hope I have decided right as Lord L <3> – settled it this Morning with Ld Brougham. <4>

affly

EF

Henry Fox Talbot Esqr
Markeaton
Derby

Notes:

1. See Doc. No: 02482.

2. Chippenham, Wiltshire: largest town near Lacock, 3 miles N.

3. Henry Petty Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne (1780–1863), MP, WHFT’s uncle.

4. Henry Peter Brougham, Baron of Brougham & Voux (1778–1868), Lord Chancellor.