Lanelay
Tuesday
My dear Henry
It was very lazy of you not to come to the “Association” this year at Swansea & I should have taken it quite as an affront if I had been there myself. Dr & Mrs Fowler <1>were there and told me a great deal about the proceedings which seem on the whole to have been very interesting. we could only prevail on Dr Fowler to remain one night at Lanelay <2> as he was in a hurry to reach Bath as soon as possible. If they went to Bowood <3> as Aunt Louisa seemed to expect them to do, you may have seen them since we did. –
Chrisr was detained at Cowes by bad weather so he was not one of the Savans you see! – Charlotte & Mr Traherne intend proceeding to Tenby now, for sea bathing – they are at Penllergare at present –
Mr Dillwyn compiled a small pamphlet called “Materials “for a Fauna & Flora of Swansea & the neighbourhood.” it is not published but if you should wish for a copy he begged I would say you could have one from Professor John Phillips or Dr Lankester who had some to distribute. Mr D. was tolerably well & bore the fatigue as [illegible deletion] as one could expect. –
Do write me a line & tell me how you all do & where you are at present. –
Mamma is tolerably well. She was much disappointed in not seeing Sr Chas Lemon but we had no room for Lady de Dunstanville too.–<4>
Pray give my love to all my Cousins & believe me
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My T.
Notes:
1. The meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. Richard Fowler (1765–1863), physician.
2. Llanely, or Lanely, Glamorganshire: home of Lady Mary Cole and Mary Thereza Talbot.
3. Bowood House, nr Calne, Wiltshire, 5 mi NE of Lacock: seat of the Marquess of Lansdowne.
4. Sir Charles Lemon (1784-13 Feb 1868), politician & scientist; WHFT's uncle. His sister, Harriet, née Lemon (1777–1864), was the 2nd wife of Francis Basset, 1stBaron de Dunstanville and Basset (1757–1835), MP, FRS, and political writer.