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Document number: 04477
Date: 31 May
Recipient: TALBOT William Henry Fox
Author: VEITCH James jnr
Collection: British Library, London, Manuscripts - Fox Talbot Collection
Collection number historic: Acc no 26941
Last updated: 10th October 2014

[printed notepaper:]
Exotic Nursery,
Kings Road, Chelsea.

31st May

Sir

I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your favour and have to express my regret, that the Pultenæa you selected was not sent. I must beg you to believe the substitution of another plant, to have been a perfectly inadvertent act as it is my order, that my customers shall always have the identical plants they select. Relative to the Swainsonia, I beg to say that should the plant not recover, I shall be happy to replace it, upon the first opportunity – and with my best thanks

I remain Sir Yr obedt Servt
James Veitch Jr

H. F. Talbot Esqre
Laycock Abbey
Chippenam
[added by WHFT in upper left corner;]
Veitch.