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Document number: 3570
Date: 03 Sep 1837
Postmark: 4 Sep 1837
Recipient: TALBOT William Henry Fox
Author: TALBOT Constance, née Mundy
Collection: British Library, London, Manuscripts - Fox Talbot Collection
Collection number historic: LA37-45
Last updated: 23rd December 2010

Lacock Abbey
Septr 3d

Dearest Henry

I have received your mournful tidings <1> with mingled feelings of sorrow & thankfulness that it is all over – Too well do I know what it is to mourn for a beloved object! – & while I deeply sympathise in their heavy affliction I pray to the Almighty to strengthen & support them under it –

Of course I shall not write to any of them at present. – but pray give them my affectionate love, whenever you think they will like to be reminded of me – I know that you will now be overwhelmed with business dear Henry & therefore I cannot expect that you will have much time to write to me – still for the present I shall feel very envious about you all – so hope you will not quite keep silence unless all goes on tolerably well – Your accounts of your dear Mother <2> have hitherto been almost better than I had ventured to expect – How severe will be your own trials dear Henry & in having to support & console them & at the same time get through all the business which will devolve upon you –

I wrote to you yesterday <3> thinking you might begin to be anxious about us if you heard nothing –

It is so exceedingly chilly here that I was obliged to have recourse to a fire this morning to warm myself – & I found it had the happy effect of enlivening cheering as well as cheering warming me – Rose <4> & I have been very near quarrelling on two or three occasions – I scarcely know whether to attribute it to mental anxiety, chilliness of the weather, or what would be strangest of all, a fancy on her part to become tired of me – However I hope we shall agree better again soon – especially as she is quite well –

Your affectionate
Constance

I have forwarded a letter come for you this morning.

H.F. Talbot Esqr
31. Sackville Street
London


Notes:

1. Death of Rear Admiral Charles Feilding (1780– 2 Sep 1837), Royal Navy; WHFT’s step-father.

2. Lady Elisabeth Theresa Feilding, nιe Fox Strangways, first m Talbot (1773–1846), WHFT’s mother.

3. Doc. No: 03568.

4. Rosamond Constance ‘Monie’ Talbot (1837–1906), artist & WHFT’s 2nd daughter.

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