TALBOT1464

Southampton
August 16

My dear Henry

My first Lieutenant M^r Powell ordered 12 jars of turtle for me at Lawes’s, ¹ which turtle I find is charged at 3 guineas a quart, I wish you would go to M^r L. and tell him I never intended to buy 36 guineas worth, and as it is not paid for I must return it to him but have no objection to take 6 dozen more bottles of milk & 3 dozen of essence of coffee instead – and I understand that he has also some game pies which keep an infinite time, I should have no objection to a few of them – The usual price of dressed turtle is 14^s a quart. Besides M^r Powell tells me the Egyptian turtle is as good as West Indian. – I received the sextant very safe, we have now on board ten quadrants three sextants and four chronometers which I think quite sufficient considering there are but two observers –

Pray recommend M^r Feilding ² to come by all means to Cowes – My craft will be for four or five days to come in Itchen River near this place.

Believe me Ever Aff^ly Yours
C R M Talbot

Cow Southampton Aug^t Sixteen 1826 Ilchester ³ –
H. Talbot Esq^r –
31. Sackville S^t
London