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My dear Henry,

Please send me by return of Post a lock of your Hair & one of Horatias ¹ to add to your Mothers ² & mine in a locket – which I am going to give to Caroline. ³

Our Drawing room 4 light lamp is now at Lacock, to try the effect of a suspension Lamp in the Gallery. will you make Strong ⁴ Carpenter bore the Hole for the Hook when the centre Ornament in the ceiling is to be put as he knows exactly where the Timber is to bore into.

The cholera does not spread beyond Sunderland but there it goes on steadily with its work of death not more than one in 6 escaping. I have bought one of the Hot air Baths which are very convenient & useful in many cases. –

Y^r a^ly
C. F.

Saturday

W. H. F. Talbot
Lacock Abbey
Chippenham