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Document number: 4253
Date: 06 May 1841
Dating: 1841 confirmed by Doc no 04254
Recipient: TALBOT William Henry Fox
Author: HAY William George
Collection: British Library, London, Manuscripts - Fox Talbot Collection
Collection number historic: Acc no 33940
Last updated: 26th January 2015

Windsor Castle
May 6th

Admit Mr Talbot to walk in the Slopes & make Drawings <1>

Erroll
Ld Steward


Notes:

1. This was issued in response to a request by WHFT's half-sister Caroline - see Doc. No: 04254. WHFT made a number of photographs of Windsor Castle, presumably on the strength of this pass, but it is not known if he made subsequent photographic visits there. He commented on 1 June 1841 that "a very beautiful afternoon, & Windsor looked extremely well in the setting sun" - see Doc. No: 04266.