TALBOT1308

Boyton House

Sept 2^d
1825

Dear Sir

I have wrote by this days post to Sir James Smith ¹ as you wished & I have no doubt but you will be much pleased with his society I am glad to hear you have such a fine collection of plants coming & I hope at some future times you will have the kindness to indulge me with a sight of them yesterdays days <sic> post brought me also a long Letter from my friend Sir Stamford Raffles ² saying he had secured a very rich Collection of Natural History ^{from Sumatra} including many plants doublicates <sic> of many things he lost in the Fame ³ – a Letter also from Capt King who I think you have met in my Library he is just about to be appointed to the Command of a squadron to survey the Coasts of South America he will do much in Botany & other parts of Natural History he is now printing the Botanical part of his last Voyage I hope you will meet him here the time I mentioned in my last

yours sincerely

A Bourke Lambert

W H Talbot Esq^r
N^o 4 Mall Buildings
Clifton
near Bristol