[The letter is in the BL and its envelope is in the NMeM.]
Bowood 1
Friday
Dear Talbot
Christopher Talbot 2 has conceived to dine & sleep here on Monday. Will you be prevailed upon to accompany him – as we have not yet seen you & returning at night is out of the question this Siberian winter –
Yrs ever
Lansdowne
We dine at ½ past 6 –
[envelope:]
H. Talbot Esq
Laycock Abbey
Chippenham
Please cite as “TALBOT1950,” in Ɛpsilon: accessed on