29 March 1842
My Dear Henry
I bequeath this picture to you & shall lock it up in the same drawer with the gold Medal & Sir Wm Sherington’s <1> scorpion Seal, where you may find it hereafter
Affly yrs
Elsth F
W. H. F. Talbot
Notes:
1. Sir William Sherington (1495–1553), vice-treasurer of the mint at Bristol.