Copper & Steel Plate Printing Office
78, Margaret St. Cavendish Sq^re W.
14 June 1858

Sir,

I have had a communication from Sir A Vernon He is very anxious about his plate and wishes to know how long it will be before he can see a proof.

I am Y^r Ob^t Ser^t
T Brooker

H Fox Talbot Esq^re

[envelope:]
W. H. F. Talbot
Lacock Abbey
Chippenham
9. Clarges Street
Piccadilly
London

[the envelope, while a typically small one, had two one penny stamps applied; either there was an enclosure (now absent) or the extra stamp was applied for forwarding].