My dear Henry,
I do really think you have behaved abominably in never sending us one line to say that you arrived safe in Town or were killed by the way. I have a great mind never to take any notice of you, since mathematics or anything else could make you forget us. We have been Home about a fortnight, we had a pleasant Tour on the whole. I found several rare plants about Aberpergwm which made me <illegible deletion> very sorry that you had not gone on with us that far – we did not go up Pen Craigy Llyn vawr but we might have done so had we had time. I got Polym Dryopteris & Hymenophyllum Tunbidgense <sic> at <illegible> Cynon Garn & a Pinguicula besides several Mosses a Bartramia I never got before – I lost all the Mosses which has nearly broken my Heart. At New Bridge I got several other rare plants – the little Campanula hederacea covered the wet banks on the side of the Garth Mountain in the most beautiful blossom – I cannot now recollect any others but I don’t think you deserve a very to hear anything about us.
We found Mr Buckland <1> at Merthyrmawr, <2> you see you lost a great chat by not staying with us.
your aff Cos.
J. H. Talbot.
November 1st
what fine November weather.
Wm Henry Fox Talbot Esqr
Trinity College
Cambridge
Notes:
1. Probably William Buckland (1784–1856), Dean of Westminster & scientist. [See Doc. No: 00805].
2. Merthyr Mawr, Glamorgan, on River Ogwr.