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Document number: 1058
Date: 27 Feb 1823
Recipient: TALBOT William Henry Fox
Author: EDGCUMBE Caroline Augusta, née Feilding
Collection: British Library, London, Manuscripts - Fox Talbot Collection
Last updated: 7th March 2012

[this is written on the same sheet as a note from Lady Elisabeth - see Doc. No: 01110]

Rome,
February 27. 1823.

My dear Henry,

I send you my journal of the weather, as you desired me, in return for yours. –

Monday Jan. 27. Beautiful weather – clouds. –
Tuesday. Jan. 28. Tolerably fine weather. – Scirocco –
Wednesday – Jan. 29. Scirocco – much the same. –
Thursday. Jan 30 – Rather gloomy in the morning – but fine afterwards. – Scirocco. –
Friday. Jan. 31. – Rainy day. –
Saturday. February 1. – Cloudy – mild – wind – rain –
Sunday Feb. 2. – Scirocco – mild wind –
Tuesday Feb 4. – Pretty fine in the morning – heavy rain at 3 o’clock.
Wednesday – Feb 5. – Fine morning – clouded towards the afternoon, but no [illegible deletion] rain –
Thursday – 6. Feb. – tems couvert <1> –
Friday 7. February. – Much the same – very mild –
Saturday 8 Feb. – Gloomy in the morning – sunshine – rain –
Sunday 9 Feb. – Beautiful weather – without a cloud. –
Monday 10 Feb – Spring weather. –
Tuesday 11 Feb. – Cloudy – but rather fine for the end of the Carnival –
Ash-Wednesday – 12 Feb. – Fine weather – but not steady –
Thursday. 13 Feb. – Gloomy weather – strong wind –
Friday. 14 – Delightful sunny day & fresh air –
Saturday 15 – cold wind – pretty fine weather –
Sunday 16 – Hail – bad weather & unsteady
Monday 17 – Tems couvert – mild wind –
Tuesday 18 – fine weather – sunshine – tramontana <2> –
Wednesday – 19 – fine in the morning – cold afternoon
Thursday 20 – Tramontana – very near raining – but did not –
Friday 21 – cold & strong tramontana – beautiful sun & italian [sic] sky. –
Saturday 22 – tramontana – italian sun & sky. – not so cold as yesterday –
Sunday 23rd. Cloudy in the morning – & rain – Cleared up in the afternoon – Sunshine – Rather hot.

I am

I am so hurried for time, that I have no time to write a longer letter –

Your affectionate Sister
Caroline Feilding

Monr H. Fox Talbot
Signor Inglese
Posta ristanta
Napoli


Notes:

1. Overcast weather.

2. A word for wind, meaning ‘from the mountain’ implying good weather.

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