TALBOT1002

London
11^th August 1822 –

Sir

Enclosed I Send you the bill of Lading as Also a Packing List of the Contents of the Case marked CF N.⁶1 and Directed to Cap^tn Feilding ¹ at M^r Thomson’s Hotel S^t Mare. Leghorn. and I also put Livoni on it; I Expect the Vessel will Sail this day. I will pay the Strictest attention to your Orders Respecting those papers of y^rs in the Library table Drawer, and I will give you the particulars in my Next where you will find them – I saw M^r Feilding again last Wednesday and he says the Telescope will be Partly Ready in a fortnight. I will be after him Again before that time. I have Rec^d a tremendous Packet from the Royal Institution ² for You In the form of a Letter. I Intend Sending it with the Telescope on Account of the Expence of postage, which I hope you will approve of; this will Cost a Trifle as it is – be So Kind Sir as to say to M^r Feilding, that I feel I must be Compelled to draw my hard Wages from M^r Stilwell ³ as usual it being Seriously Uncertain when I Shall Receive any money from the Excise, but when I do Receive it, I will Return it into the hands of Mr Stilwell to place to the C^r Account of M^r Feilding, & I hope this will not Cause any Confusion in his Accounts – I have Rec^d her Ladyships letter dated the 4 Augt. at Spa, and I will Send the Letters in future by the Gv^t Bag – I have wrote to M^rs Cresswell at Barming to Inform her that a Parcel is waiting here for her from L^y E^{th 4} – until She hath Some opportunity of Sending for it or otherways Send me directions to forward it to her by the Coach: I very much like my Employment in the Excise. I am Employed In the Excise Office at the West Indie [sic] Docks from 8 in the Morning till 4 In the afternoon at the Docks. but it is Very uncertain how long it may Continue, I believe it is not as yet Publicly Known who is to Succeed Lord Londonderry of Kerry ⁵ You will be are Acquainted before You receive this in the way in which he Died

Y^r most ob^t and Very hble Servant
R^d Burden

W H Fox Talbot Esq.
(at M^r Feildings)
Poste Restante
Florence
Italie