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Document number: 6279
Date: 1850
Harold White: 1850?
Recipient: TALBOT William Henry Fox
Author: TALBOT Mary Thereza
Collection: British Library, London, Manuscripts - Fox Talbot Collection
Last updated: 1st September 2003

Sketty Hall

Wed /.

My dear Henry

I am very glad you found time, at last, to write me a letter & thank you very much for the account of the wedding, I hope the day may always be considered a fortunate one by all parties and that Horatia may be as happy as she deserves to be.

Jane &c I conclude are at Rome by this time I heard from Pisa, they had had such a miserable voyage from Genoa to Leghorn they gave up proceeding to Civita Vecchia in the Steamer & were to go to Rome by land. we are expecting daily to hear from thence. John has sold out of the Army & is on his way to join the family party. Mr Nicholl will come home to attend his duties in Parliament &cc but they have a Tutor for the boys so they will all remain together. Ilted is at Sea but the rest are all with Jane – she does not give a good account of herself but the family party generally speaking, are all tolerably well now. –

Mamma has had a heavy cold, & still coughs a little but she says it is only from her throat being dry. We are thinking of setting out for Melbury in a few days and have left PenriceChrisr is in London on business belonging to the South Wales Railway. the Child<ren> are left at Penrice for the present, & were very sad indeed at our departure they should be “so lonely” they told us, they are all well now. – Emma & some of her family were at Penrice for a short visit to the great delight of the Cousins who all enjoyed themselves very much. –

Charlotte & Mr Traherne are going to Town soon for a short time, they are middling. I hope he may be benefitted <sic> by the change. Winter does not suit either of them very well. –

I hope you will have a pleasant tour & should much like to know where you do go to after all & I hope you will find the weather pleasant, it is now very damp and disagreeable for moving about. –

We have been paying Mr & Mrs Dillwyn a visit for a couple of days since we left Penrice he is getting infirm but is much as usual in other respects & laments as we all do the failure of our poor old friend Dr Buckland I grieve to hear the Doctors have such a bad opinion of his cold. –

Pray give my love to all your family party

& believe me your very affate coz

Mary

Thanks for the notices about plants we have the Epimedium & a lilac coloured one too they are very pretty. –

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