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Document number: 6107
Date: 11 Feb 1848
Recipient: TALBOT William Henry Fox
Author: MALONE Thomas Augustine
Collection: British Library, London, Manuscripts - Fox Talbot Collection
Collection number: envelope 20364
Last updated: 2nd July 2010

122 Regent St

Feby 11/48

Sir

I have sent the cash statement for the month commencing Jany 9th & ending Feby 5th

Also a list of the frames broken by the fall of the shelf – Mr Higgs admits that it was insecure –

Mr Henneman <1> wishes to know whether you approve of sending a “Lawyer’s letter” to some of those who have not paid their account

A. Harrison asked 2½ per cent on large, & 5 per cent on small sums, as commission for bad debts – to collect them –

I send by post a French Journal & the weekly Times there is an article in each upon Photography –

I do not know if the French article is worthy of your notice –

It will be received as truth by many –

Should you not, [sic] have mentioned other substances besides paper in your patent. Cannot a new patent be taken out, for a composition on glass talc &c. as perhaps giving a more perfect image? I thought it well to mention this, as I have heard different opinions from persons, who perhaps know nothing about patents – yet it may be advisable to enquire –

I remain Sir your most obedt Servt
T A. Malone

NB

The Article in the weekly Times b is by Dr Mackenzie <2> I think he might have given a more favourable notion –

[envelope:]
H. F. Talbot Esqre. Lacock Abbey
Chippenham
Wilts


Notes:

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

2. Dr Robert Shelton MacKenzie, an editor who had been an early supporter of WHFT’s photographs. This article was a comparison of the virtues of the calotype vs. the daguerreotype and MacKenzie hoped that it would please WHFT. [See Doc. No: 06089].

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