32 Fleet Street
April 25th 1853
Sir,
I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your kind note acknowledging the receipt of the Microscopical Journal per Mr Henneman
With regard to your polite offer to contribute occasionally to its pages both the Editors and ourselves would be extremely pleased to add your name to its List of Contributors
Indisposition has prevented me answering your favour before this,
I am Sir Yours very truly
Saml Highley Jnr
[envelope:]
H. F. Talbot Esq
Lacock Abbey
Chippenham