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Document number: 3984
Date: Thu 05 Dec 1839
Postmark: 6 Dec 1839
Recipient: TALBOT William Henry Fox
Author: TALBOT Constance, née Mundy
Collection: British Library, London, Manuscripts - Fox Talbot Collection
Last updated: 21st December 2010

Lacock Abbey
Thursday 5.

My dear Henry

I believe you expect me to return home on Saturday, & I hope you won’t forget to furnish me with the means of so doing. – otherwise I must wait your good pleasure where I now am. – Ten pounds was what Nicole <1> wished to have, & I must ask for a little more I suppose to pay for the Silver Saucepan.– I imagine to Post tomorrow will bring me this necessary provision, & I almost fear for its safety, on account of this being the first day of the fourpenny postage.–

If you don’t send me any answer about the letter-weights, I shall bring you some of the Cheapest. –

I have been occupied almost the whole of this morning in looking at houses with Laura <2> we found it rather a freezing pursuit – & not altogether satisfactory – but I hope we shall at last meet with one to suit them –for I am very anxious that they should remain in London till Laura’s eye is better. –

I think the ten o’clock train on Saturday will be the most convenient for me. –because it will enable us to breakfast at the usual hour (nine) & leave this at ½ past 9. – If you will have the kindness to calculate from this, the time of our probable arrival at Lacock & tell Bennett, <3> to have Ela’s <4> supper & bed quite ready, there is nothing more to say, unless you will take the trouble of ordering horses to meet us in the long stages. –Ela sends her love & is quite well – She is loaded with kisses from Aunt Matilda. <5> & pray tell the housemaid to keep a good fire in my bed room all the morning of Saturday –

Your Affte
Constance.

I have got a small parcel from Rodwell’s <6> for you, & I will send to Sackville St. <7> the last thing to know if there is anything to bring –

H.F. Talbot Esqre
Lacock Abbey
Chippenham


Notes:

1. Nicolaas Henneman (1813–1898), Dutch, active in England; WHFT’s valet, then assistant; photographer.

2. Laura Mundy (1805–1842), WHFT’s sister-in-law.

3. Bennett, nurse and governess to WHFT’s family.

4. Ela Theresa Talbot (1835–1893), WHFT’s 1st daughter.

5. Matilda Feilding (1775-1849), WHFT's 'aunt' - sister of Charles Feilding, his stepfather.

6. John Rodwell, bookseller, 46 New Bond Street, London.

7. 31 Sackville Street, London residence of the Feildings, often used as a London base by WHFT.

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