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My dear M^r Talbot,

I would give us much pleasure to accept your kind invitation to Lacock & if you will give us as early notice as you can whenever in the course of the Summer or Autumn it may suit you to receive us, we will endeavor to make our engagements suit – We have entirely given up all thoughts of London this spring & hope in a very few days to see our poor Harriet ¹ & her Children here. She has probably left there this very day with her Father & Brother ² – the latter was suddenly called to London on business & went from thence to Paris – They return home by Havre & take the I. of Wight in their way their journey from Rome has been prosperous & rather rapid, as they only left in on the 14^th of April & arrived at Paris on the 6^th having encountered dreadful weather & some difficulties between Genoa & Nice – This county is in a great ferment with the contest going on, but happily we have heard of no more tumult as there was on the day of nomination – I am afraid M^r Bankes ³ will be beat, which I shall much regret, altho most of my family & M^r Seymer at their head, are inclined for reform. I must add how-ever that notwithstanding this we all wish for M^r Bankes, which you will think very inconsistent – & that M^rs Seymer had intended giving one of her votes to him & the other to M^r Portman ⁴ – Pray remember us kindly to Lady Elizabeth & Your Sisters ⁵ –

Believe me sincerely y^rs
Harriet Ker Seymer

Hanford ⁶ May 12^th

Probably the newspapers tell you the state of our poll it stands thus

Portman 605
Calcraft ⁷ 507
Bankes – 410

Henry F. Talbot Esq^re
31 Sackville Street
London