TALBOT2398

High clere

Thursday

My Dear Henry

This place is in the greatest beauty. I forget whether you ever were here. It has always been the depth of winter when I have been here before – what a difference does that make! Lord C ¹ – says he wishes you would come here whenever you like – he stays till some where about the middle of September, when he goes to visit the Porchesters ² at Pixton. He wishes you to give a message from him to Lady Mary Cole ³ to say that now she is so near him as Cowes, he hopes they will come on here. M^rs Villiers ⁴ departed this morning to meet her daughter M^rs Lister ⁵ at Southampton to embark for East Cowes Castle.

If it was not for the Gallweys ⁶ I should prolong my stay here. Horatia ⁷ enjoyed her “first day in the Country” extremely – the weather is beautiful.

M^r F. ⁸ is still in Town, & remains there till Saturday

Ever aff^ly yours

EF

Newbury August ninth 1832 Carnarvon
Henry F. Talbot Esq^re
Post office
Cowes
Isle of Wight