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Document number: 1972
Date: 13 Mar 1830
Recipient: TALBOT William Henry Fox
Author: RIDGWAY James Leech
Collection: British Library, London, Manuscripts - Fox Talbot Collection
Collection number historic: LA30-014
Last updated: 1st September 2003

Sir/

Should not the alterations be likely to be very considerable, had they not better be made in the proofs? as the M.S. <1> is distributed amongst the men for imposition – should they on the contrary be considerable, further progress shall be stopped & the M.S. made as perfect as possible for return to you –

I remain
Sir
Your very obt
Hble Servt

J. L. Ridgway

H. F. Talbot Esqr

Mch 13/30

Notes:

1. WHFT, Legendary Tales, in Verse and Prose (London: James Ridgway, 1830).