Talbot Correspondence Project: EDGCUMBE Caroline Augusta, née Feilding to TALBOT William Henry Fox

M^t Edgcumbe ^<1>

20^th April 1836

My dear Henry

I received this morning a letter from Amandier ^<2> dated Turin 11^th April - She does not mention Gwynne, ^<3> & as they only staid two days at Genoa, I suppose she had recovered - they had been 5 or 6 days at Turin in miserable weather, waiting till the M^t Cenis should be just passable - I hope they will have had a little patience & common prudence however, as it seems Avalanches were apprehended from the melting of the snow - but whenever people are ennuy�s ^<4> at a place, which I judge was the case from the tone of the letter, they are in such a desperate hurry to leave it - Whenever you hear again from them let me know -

I hope you got my last letter, & have resolved upon coming here from Southampton - Best love to Constance ^<5> Has M^r M. ^<6> appeared yet?

Y^rs aff^ly

Caroline

In what way is Scarlet verbena propagated?

W. H. Fox Talbot Esq^r
31 Sackville Street
London

Notes:

1. Mt Edgecumbe, near Plymouth: seat of the Earl of Mt Edgcumbe

2. Am�lina Petit De Billier, 'Mamie', 'Amandier' (1798-1876), governess and later close friend of the Talbot family [See Am�lina's journal].

3. Mrs Gwynne (d. winter 1841/1842), lady's maid, cook and housekeeper to Elisabeth Feilding.

4. Bored.

5. Constance Talbot, n�e Mundy (1811-1880), WHFT's wife.

6. Rev George Stephen Molyneux Montgomerie(1790-1850), close friend of Talbot family, artist, Rector of Garboldisham, near Thetford, Norfolk.