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Document number: 2132
Date: Fri 28 Jan 1831
Recipient: TALBOT William Henry Fox
Author: MUNDY Harriot Georgiana, née Frampton
Collection: British Library, London, Manuscripts - Fox Talbot Collection
Collection number historic: LA31-6
Last updated: 2nd November 2010

My dear Henry

It is a most agreeable surprize to us to hear that you intend returning to Lacock before you establish yourselves in London because we should like of all things to pay you a visit on our way into Dorsetshire. –

As Mr Mundy <1> cannot leave home at present on account of business our journey is delayed for a little, but pray let us know whether you will be at home about the middle of March as if you could receive us then, I cannot tell you how pleased I should be to see you & the Abbey both at the same time. We are so anxious to go to Lacock that of course we would contrive to bend our plans as much as possible to suit yours but as well as we can guess we shd hardly be able to reach you before the middle of March or thereabouts. Pray let me hear from you very soon to put us out of suspense as I shall be very disappointed if anything should occur to prevent it till next year, as delays are sadly dangerous – indeed in the Strangways family usually fatal. –

I shall be charmed to have a Souvenir from you, so pray chuse me one without delay when we meet in London – it is very good of you to think of me so long after my civil death,<2> for I am told that I am no longer in existence. – Only think of my never having been to see the dreaded Tread Mill<3> all this time – considering how it scared you I think I am very unconcerned{?}. –

Mr Mundy desires to be most kindly remembered to you.

Yr affte Cousin
Harriot G. Mundy

Markeaton <4>
Friday

Derby Jany Twenty Nine 1831 F. Mundy <5>
Henry Fox Talbot Esq
Laycock Abbey
Chippenham
Wilts

Notes:

1. William Mundy (1801-1877), politician, WHFT’s brother-in-law.

2. Harriot suffered a 'civil death' when she married on 28 October 1830 - women essentially surrendered all rights upon marriage. Souvenir seems to mean a delayed form of wedding present. WHFT’s sisters were bridesmaids at the wedding and Lady Elisabeth attended but WHFT does not appear to have been there.

3. In 1831, Derby had a recently erected house of correction including a treadmill. This letter suggests that WHFT had previously seen the treadmill at the prison.

4. Markeaton Hall, Derbyshire, NW of Derby: home of the Mundy family.

5. Francis Mundy (1771–1837), MP for Derby, father of Constance Talbot.

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