Florence
Saturday 8 May –69
My Dear Charles
I got your letter of the 4th this morning, and I telegraphed to Mushet <1> that we accepted his offer. On Monday Monie <2> and I are going to Rome. We have had delightful weather until today when it changed to rain and has been pouring all day which is an excellent thing for the crops, and will lay the dust, which is a great annoyance in the otherwise pretty drives.
I am glad Tyndall’s <3> lectures are so good on optics I have a great number of unpublished optical experiments, I think I must make them into a paper to be sent to the Edinbro’ Royal Society. <4> If you go to Lacock soon let me know if the Wisteria <5> has flowerd <sic> well this year. We took great pains with, giving it an awning of tiffany.
Your affte
Father
Envelope:
Charles H. Talbot EsqNew University Club <6>
St James’s Street
London
Inghilterra
Notes:
1. John Mushet & Son, property agent, Edinburgh. [See Doc. No: 09533].
2. Rosamond Constance ‘Monie’ Talbot (1837–1906), artist & WHFT’s 2nd daughter.
3. John Tyndall (1820–1893), natural philosopher.
4. Royal Society of Edinburgh.
5. See Doc. No: 09534 and Doc. No: 09539.
6. New University Club, St James’s Street, London SW. [See Doc. No: 08914].