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Document number: 5352
Date: 13 Aug 1845
Recipient: TALBOT William Henry Fox
Author: BROUGHAM Henry Peter
Collection: British Library, London, Manuscripts - Fox Talbot Collection
Collection number historic: LA45-116
Last updated: 1st September 2003

Brougham (by Penrith)

13 Agt 1845

Dear F.T. I find my ass of a servant has mislaid your Reading man’s <1> directions for preparing the paper – so here we are without any means of working & the Camera all ready. Will you be so very kind as to put down how the liquer <sic> is to be prepared & the paper used –

Yrs ever truly

H. Brougham

I wish any thing could bring you down here. We could shew you fine lakes & beautiful scenes.

Notes:

1. Nicolaas Henneman (1813–1898), Dutch, active in England; WHFT’s valet, then assistant; photographer.

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