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Document number: 4817
Date: 08 May 1843
Harold White: 8 May 1843
Recipient: TALBOT William Henry Fox
Author: MONTAGU W
Collection: British Library, London, Manuscripts - Fox Talbot Collection
Last updated: 19th October 2010

Sir,

In my capacity as Joint-Editor of the Polytechnic Journal, with Dr Irving the Patent taken out by you in December 1841 for “Improvements in Coating and curing Metal with other Metals &c” has been brought under my immediate notice, – and it has appeared to me that it may be applied to more extensive and important uses. –

I shall be happy to enter upon details, on being favoured with a line from you; and in the meantime (with an apology for thus intruding without a formal introduction) I have the honor to be

Sir Your very obedt Serv
W Montagu

C.E: F.S.A.
32 Southampton Stt
Strand.

W. H. Fox Talbot, Esquire,
& – & . &.

[envelope:]
W. H. Fox Talbot Esquire,
&c. &c. &c.
Lacock Abbey
Wilts'

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