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Document number: 3114
Date: 10 Aug 1835
Dating: 1835?
Recipient: TALBOT William Henry Fox
Author: TRAHERNE Charlotte Louisa, née Talbot
Collection: British Library, London, Manuscripts - Fox Talbot Collection
Collection number historic: LA35(MW)-48
Last updated: 29th December 2012

Sunhill. Cowes
Augst 10th

My dear Henry

We are delighted to hear that there is a chance of our seeing you & Mrs Talbot <1> here – I hope you will stay as long as we do for we all long to see something of you it is such a time since we met – I believe I never thanked you for your offer of English orchideæ for which nevertheless we were very grateful. but it is now to late for that – We had a fine plant of the bee orchis the flowering stems of which were mowed off à deux reprises <2> by a wicked garden man – Your Hibiscus Manihot is no doubt now beautiful in our stove for we left it coming on – This is beautiful weather for Cowes – one can be out all day long – We went to Mr Nash’s <3> castle the other day where there are some beautiful things but the names being new to me I have forgotten them & cannot tell you what they were – his unfinished gallery for Statues is very pretty – Mr Traherne <4> does not find much to do here, but I dare say when you come you will soon find out some curiosities to hunt after together – We have been keeping some sea monsters in wash hand basins but they do not live for long with us as they used to do at Penrice <5> – we have been obliged to throw away our last pets today – Uncle Harry <6> took us a nice sail in the Petrel on Saturday and I observed the thistle down floating or rather rolling over the waves without getting wet tangled which stuck me as curious – he is obliged to return to town tomorrow Sir C. Lemon <7> talks of coming the end of this week for a day or two with the Miss Dykes who are going to Carclew with him We have good accounts of June –

Your affectionate cousin
Charlotte Traherne

H. Fox Talbot Esqr
Lacock Abbey
Chippenham


Notes:

1. Constance Talbot, née Mundy (1811–1880), WHFT’s wife.

2. On two occasions.

3. John Nash (1752–1835), architect.

4. Rev John Montgomerie Traherne (1788–1860), JP & author.

5. Penrice Castle and Penrice House, Gower, Glamorgan, 10 mi SW of Swansea: home of Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot.

6. Henry Stephen Fox Strangways, 3rd Earl of Ilchester (1787–1858).

7. Sir Charles Lemon (1784–1868), politician & scientist; WHFT’s uncle.

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