[printed notepaper with date inserted in manuscript:]
South Kensington Museum, London, S.W.
10^th day of May 1876.

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In your reply, please quote this number.

No. 5171/76.

Loan Exhibition
of Scientific Apparatus.

Sir,

I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 4^th instant, and, in reply, to state that the Department will have pleasure in receiving the specimens of your process of permanent photography ^<1>, which you so kindly offer to contribute to the abovenamed Exhibition, as soon as you can conveniently send them.

I am, Sir, Your obedient servant,
P.Cunliffe Owen
Director SKM

H. Fox Talbot, Esq.
Lacock Abbey,
Chippenham.

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Notes:

1. He means photoglyphic engraving. See Doc. No: 00466.