from Chivers. <1>
Simson’s Euclid <2>
Somerville on Science <3>
Lee’s Hebrew Lexicon <4>
Woodhouse Problems <5>
Gregory Mathematics <6>
Chabas Recherches <7>
These came yesterday evening, and as the Parcels required altering in shape, to suit your box, I opened them, and have written down their titles as above – Is that all you expected from Chivers, and do you wish anything paid?
Your box is nicely filled up with these & some of Ela’s <8> & mine. The little leather key box did not fit in well with the rest – so I have taken charge of it, and will bring it with me on Monday – It is still cold and gloomy – but I hope you manage to keep warm at the Abbey.
The enclosed note has been left here by Mr. Llewelyn’s <9> Butler. Ela takes this
your affectionate
Constance
[envelope:]
H. F. Talbot Esqre
Lacock Abbey
Chippenham
Notes:
1. Probably Cedric Chivers of Bath, England.
2. Robert Simson (1687–1768), The Elements of Euclid, viz the first six books, together with the eleventh and twelfth (many editions of this).
3. Mary Somerville, née Fairfax (1780–1872), writer on science, either On Molecular and Microscopic Science (London: J. Murray, 1869), or The Connexion of the physical Sciences (London: J. Murray, 1834).
4. Samuel Lee (1783–1852), A lexicon, Hebew, Chaldee, and English… (London: Duncan and Malcolm, 1840).
5. Possibly Robert Woodhouse, A treatise on isopeimetrical problems, and the calculus of variations (Cambridge: J. Smith, 1810).
6. Probably a work of James Gregory (1638–1675), Scottish mathematician.
7. François Joseph Chabas (1817–1882), French Egyptologist, Recherches pour servir à l’histoire de la XIXme dynastie, et spécialement à celle des temps de l’Exode (Paris: 1873). [See Doc. No: 03298].
8. Ela Theresa Talbot (1835–1893), WHFT’s 1st daughter.
9. John Dillwyn Llewelyn (1810–1882), Welsh photographer, JP & High Sheriff.