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Document number: 7783
Date: Sun 1859
Dating: 1859?
Recipient: TALBOT William Henry Fox
Author: TALBOT Charles Henry
Collection: British Library, London, Manuscripts - Fox Talbot Collection
Last updated: 1st September 2003

Harrow <1>

Sunday

My dear Father

I am very glad to hear that you are established in London. And particularly as it seems that you will be there during the cricket matches. The subject for natural science was Geology for which I went in. We had a cricket match yesterday here Harrow against the Cambridge “Quid nuncs” <2> The Harrow went in and make 120 or some such score. “Quid Nuncs” made. 107. Harrow went in & made 101. for only 3 wickets!!! The match is decided for Harrow by the first innings.

Your affect. son

Charles Talbot

Notes:

1. Harrow School: WHFT attended from 1811–1815 and his son Charles from 1855-1859.

2. The Quidnunc Cricket Club was founded in 1851, formed of blues and near blues who had gone down from Cambridge.

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