St Hilary <1>
Novr 12
My dear Henry
If you have a little time before going to join Mrs Talbot <2> on the continent I wish you would bestow it on me – if you will come to me I shall have much pleasure in going with you to Clemenston & Merthyrmawr & Margam <3> at any of which places your appearance would give great pleasure – only let me know the day beforehand what day to expect you & we will arrange the other visits – I wonder whether Mrs Talbot was at Lausanne when I was there? I did not see her at the english [sic] service or at the french [sic] protestant which I also frequented having gone one Sunday to the Cathedral and the other to St François where I happened to hear a very celebrated preacher –
Your aff. cousin
Charlotte L Traherne
[envelope:]
Henry Fox Talbot Esqr
Lacock Abbey
Chippenham
Notes:
1. Cowbridge, Wales.
2. Constance Talbot, née Mundy (1811–1880), WHFT’s wife.
3. Merthyr Mawr, Glamorgan, on River Ogwr, and Margam Park, Glamorgan: home of Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot.