My dear Henry
Many thanks for all your trouble – it is only what I had been expecting – he would keep it if we would let him, but would not pay. But it is rather a silly letter I think, let alone his having been very tiresome & rude not to have written all this before, – because as it was on the subject of the subgoverness of the Pss Chtte <1> of course the interest of the narrative turned a great deal on the Pss the very reason why it was worth publishing at all, & Why it pleased E. Suffield <2> so much. Personally I am tired of the Pss C. & my interest is in our dear old friend, but of course the world in general would care for the Pss. I shall try Chambers Where I hope I have a chance through Sir R. Christison, <3> & if that fails I think Fraser<4> might take such an article, but there is time enough to consider that. I have been studying the monthly advertisements of Macmillan’s<5> lately, & I see Articles about Aristotle & those kind of people, more than my style of article.
With again thanks Yr affe
Louisa C. Frampton
Lulworth Villa
St Mary Church
Torquay
July 31st
[envelope:]
Henry Fox Talbot Esqre
Lacock Abbey
Chippenham
Wilts
Notes:
1. See Louisa Charlotte Frampton,‘Princess Charlotte and Mrs Campbell’, The Gentleman’s Magazine, n.s. v. 27, September 1876, pp. 275-289. Alicia Campbell, née Kelly, ‘Tam’ (1768–1829), a close family friend of the Framptons, first joined Princess Charlotte’s household in 1805.
2. Emily, wife of Edward Harbord, 3rd Baron Suffield. [See Doc. No: 04612].
3. Sir Robert Christison (1797–1882), M.D., Scottish physician, chemist and botanist. William Chambers (1800-1883) was the publisher of Chambers Edinburgh Journal.
4. Fraser's Magazine for Town and Country was a monthly literary journal published in London from 1830-1882; by the time of this letter, it had drifted away from its strong Tory roots.
5. See Doc. No: 04611.