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My dear Henry –

all your good nature about the Glasses, & all my Trouble & preparations for the Transit was entirely useless – We never had a Ray of Sun shine the whole Day – Phelps ¹ made 2 very good screws & in so far restored the Telescope to a useable condition, but in other respects it is sadly out of order, the Firsten or whatever you call the small attached Telescope, gives you a very good view of the end of his neighbor, but of nothing else celestial or Terrestial – Horatia ² is mending fast – we are to be in Town Saturday Night –

[illegible deletion] you [illegible] estimate for doing the needful to the Windows

is –	1–	10–	0
Gales 3 –		18
Phelps –		10
altogether	2–	18	0

Shall I order them to be done when the weather is favorable for paint & Putty?

I was at Sloperton ⁴ yesterday & found both of them unwell, & not likely to be better for going to him at Bowood ⁵ – Louisa & Henry ⁶ arriving while I was there to take them, in the Jaunting car ⁷ in as pitiless a shower as ever fell – they being poor innocents having persuaded themselves, that in such weather Lady L. ⁸ certainly would send the Barcoche at least.

Y^r Aff
C. F.

Sunday May 6. 1832 ⁹

Let Franklin ¹⁰ take the enclosed ¹¹ directly as soon as you can spare him –