Lacock Abbey, Chippenham

June 24 / 52

My Dear L^d Rosse

Sir C. Eastlake ^<1> has signed the enclosed letter ^<2> to me, and we hope that it will meet with your approval, and that you will affix your signature to it, in which case I will, as already agreed, reply to you by requesting that the patent may be henceforth considered public property, with the reservation of the single point before mentioned, and I will then give publicity to the Correspondence or request you to do so – But if there is anything in the letter which You think requires alteration, I had better come up to Town to save time and speak to you about it.

Believe me to remain
Dear L^d Rosse Yours very Truly

H. F. Talbot

P.S. I shall be happy at any time when in Town to accompany you to the B. Museum and give any assistance in my power in photographing the Nineveh marbles. As to your conversation with Brewster ^<3> about the medal, ^<4> I was very glad to have an opportunity of rectifying the misconception which appears to have prevailed respecting it – And I ought to add that in mentioning Brewster’s name in connexion with this subject, I did so at his own particular desire he having been under the same misapprehension about the medal.

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June 24 / 52

L^d R.

Sir C E has signed y^e enclosed lett^r t me & we hope _^^that it w^ll meet w^h y^r approval & that y will affix y^r sign^ture to it, in w^ch case I will as already agreed, reply to you by requesting that y^e pat^t may be henceforth considered public property with the reservation of the single point beforement^d, <illegible deletion> and I will then give publicity to the corresp^ce or request you to do so – But if there is anyth^g in y^e l^r w^ch y. th^k requires alterⁿ I had better come up to Town to save time, and speak to you about it.

P.S. I shall be happy at any time when in Town to accompany you to the B Mus^m & give any assist^ce in my power in the photograph^ing y^e Nineveh Marbles. – As to your conversⁿ w^h Brewster ab^t the medal, I was very glad t have an opportunity of rectifying y^e misconceptⁿ w^h appears I have presented respecting <illegible deletion> it – And I ought to add that in ment^g Brewster’s name in connexⁿ with this subj^t, I did so at his own partic^r desire, he having been under the same misapprehensⁿ about the medal

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Notes:

1. Sir Charles Lock Eastlake (1793–1865), painter.

2. No enclosure.

3. Sir David Brewster (1781–1868), Scottish scientist & journalist.

4. The Copley medal. [See Doc. No: 06644].