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Document number: 3493
Date: Sun 02 Apr 1837
Postmark: 3 Apr 1837
Recipient: TALBOT William Henry Fox
Author: FEILDING Charles
Collection: British Library, London, Manuscripts - Fox Talbot Collection
Collection number historic: LA37-17
Last updated: 30th July 2010

Lacock Abbey
Sunday 2d April

My dear Henry

I well remember as indeed how can I forget, your kindness in twice giving me £500, & I have long wished, without much hope, to replace some part at least of what your amiable & generous feelings prompted you to give me in those days of my comparative poverty. I am now happy in being able to do so & hope you will not hesitate to receive from me £500 which I have in hand. I only wish I had a larger sum of disposeable money at present, for nothing in the world would give me so much pleasure as now that your expences are increasing, being able to add to your comfort & happiness, who have in so many ways contributed to mine –

I have additional pleasure in giving it to you at this moment having heard from your mother <1> that you are about receiving $1500 for the sale of Fisherton<2> which my 500 will make up £2000 giving you an addition of £80 to your income –

Your mother has told you all about our place Moore <3> you will see in town next week – I have not been so well lately perhaps change of air to London may agree with me as to you Mother she is out all day & very happy filling up the old pond into which she has thrown with her own hands sundry bits of stick & pieces of earth – we have had no Visitors since Kit <4> departed

Your Ever Aff
CF

W. H. Fox Talbot Esqre
65 Harley Street
London

CF


Notes:

1. Lady Elisabeth Theresa Feilding, née Fox Strangways, first m Talbot (1773–1846), WHFT’s mother.

2. Fisherton Anger, Salisbury, Wiltshire. WHFT had inherited the advowson (the right to present a new Rector to St Clement's Church) from his father, Davenport Talbot, and held it until 1849. The new Rector would enjoy the income and assets of the living, including the Rector's house. St Clement's was demolished in 1852 and parts of it were incorporated into the new St Paul's Church.

3. Thomas Moore (1780–1852), Irish poet.

4. Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot (1803–1890), immensely wealthy landowner, mathematician & politician; WHFT’s Welsh cousin.

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