London
15 Decem 1826
Sir,
We are favored with your letter of 7th Inst and agreeably to your desire have the pleasure to enclose five Circular Notes of £20 each Nos 9229/33 and a Letter of Credit for £300 addressed to the places mentioned.
By the debit of your account we have paid £19Ì12Ì1– for 25 hours at 25•50 – to Messs Hoare<1> on acct of Hon: Mr Strangways;<2> also 13s/4d to Messs Bingham Richards & Coy.<3> Should any letters to be returned to us from Corfu, we shall take charge of them. We called upon Mr Fraser to make the enquiry you desired, but did not meet with him at home, as soon as we can obtain an answer it shall be communicated to you. In the meantime we are
Sir, Your most obt Servants
Hammersley & Co.
We have just received a note from Mr Fraser of which the following is a copy
Mr Fraser begs to inform Mr Talbot that in a letter received from the Hon: Mr Strangways at Florence, there is no mention made of a picture for Mr Talbot. the Ship is not yet arrived. on arrival Mr Fraser will acquaint Mr Talbot on leaving his address
H & Co
Monsieur
W. H. F. Talbot
Poste restante
a Paris
Notes:
1. Hoare & Co., Bankers.
2. William Thomas Horner Fox Strangways, 4th Earl of Ilchester (1795–1865), botanist, art collector & diplomat. [See Doc. No: 01495].
3. Bingham Richards & Company, London.