Dear Henry
I know nothing of Lord Lansdownes <1> movements, or whether he could receive me, but I must give up all idea of going to Bowood <2> this winter. I hope I shall see you here in your way from Penrice, <3> I have some slight notion of going to Town about the meeting of Parliament, but it is very slight. My love to all at Penrice
Believe me Affcly Yrs
Ilchester
Notes:
1. Henry Petty Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne (1780–1863), MP, WHFT’s uncle.
2. Bowood House, nr Calne, Wiltshire, 5 mi NE of Lacock: seat of the Marquess of Lansdowne.
3. Penrice Castle and Penrice House, Gower, Glamorgan, 10 mi SW of Swansea: home of Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot.