Wednesday
My Dear Henry
How came you not to tell me anything about the patent for a new motive power? <1> great was my surprize as I thought your ideas were at present in another direction. Mr Vivian <2> comes here next Tuesday for a day or two, & we intend to ask Ld & Ly Shelburne <3> to dine here on Wednesday I hope you will be come back, or I am afraid we shall be too many Ladies. In case you like to call on your Aunt <4> I must tell you she is at Lansdowne House. <5> and Theresa <6> in Burlington St – Pray call on her & let me know all she can tell about my brother –
Shelburne set off to day to be in town till the end of the week. Do you go to Cambridge? Tell Wright <7> to bring some plum buns & yorkshire cakes a few for Horatia <8>
Affly yrs
EF
Notes:
1. See Doc. No: 04686.
2. Sir Richard Hussey Vivian (1775–1842), politician.
3. Henry Fitzmaurice, Lord Shelburne, 4th Marquess of Lansdowne (1816–1866), MP, he married Lady Georgiana Herbert on 18 August 1840.
4. Louisa Emma Petty Fitzmaurice, née Fox Strangways, Marchioness of Lansdowne (1785-1851), wife of Henry Petty Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne; Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Victoria, 1837-1838; WHFT's aunt.
5. Lansdowne House, London: home of the Marquis of Lansdowne, WHFT's uncle and cousins.
6. Mary Thereza Talbot (1795–1861), WHFT’s cousin.
7. James Wright, footman to the Talbots & Constable for Lacock.
8. Henrietta Horatia Maria Gaisford, née Feilding (1810–1851), WHFT’s half-sister.