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La Belle Sauvage Yard,
Ludgate Hill, E.C.
London,
17th Novr 1858
H. Fox Talbot Esq.
Sir
We propose to bring out for the 1st of next month a Photographic Almanac and to use a Photoglyph from one of your plates as a frontispiece. May we ask the favour of a line to say if this meets with your approval, and also to name what subject you would prefer. The size of the Almanac page will be Hemy8’vo – that is rather larger than the note paper on which this is written
We are, Sir Yours very truly
Petter & Galpin
The editing of the Almanac will be superintended by Mr Crookes.