Saturday
Dear Henry
Mr Kendrick <1> is very sorry the oil of peppermint you desired, was forgot in the Medecine <sic> Chest, & he intends sending it up by me – in case you are not gone.
I think you would like Tincture of Ginger much better. Likewise I must own con vergogna <2> that the lump of Camphor was forgot – I entreat you immediately to make Nicole <3> put one into the empty vial with some water & puis c’est fait, <4> & will keep on good as you consume it, by only filling up with water. Now do this pray pour l’amour de moi <5> – we expect a letter from you tomorrow with an acct of the Horticult
Henry Fox Talbot
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Notes:
1. Dr Kendrick, Talbot family doctor in Wiltshire. [See Doc. No: 04521, Doc. No: 03499].
2. With shame or embarrasment.
3. Nicolaas Henneman (1813–1898), Dutch, active in England; WHFT’s valet, then assistant; photographer.
4. Then it’s done.
5. For the love of me.