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Penrice ¹
Saturday

My dear Henry

Thank you for your kind letter I am quite sorry franking² does not begin directly as formerly; I should have begged (not for your first frank!) but for one of your first I have no doubt you are very glad all your troubles are over & you will be glad to hear that M^r Nicholls ³ are too, he is member for Cardiff Kit ⁴ has left us to prepare for his Election and we are all alone again. I see Kerry ⁵ is returned for Calne ⁶ which is quite news to me. – I hope Horatia ⁷ will not fail to send me word when I may offer my hearty congratulations to you and my new cousin ⁸ I have her to depend upon on that occasion & I wish you would teach her to follow your example and not forget her absent friends. she answers ones letter but does not volunteer one to tell any good news when she might do so & give much pleasure to those who love you all sincerely. – I was glad to hear from Jane ⁹ how well Caroline ¹⁰ was when she was in Town. –

Pray give our kind love to all relations at Laycock &

believe me to be your aff^ate coz
Mary T. T.

Your Aunt Mary ¹¹ is pretty well we have not had much fine weather since we returned but it suits me very well I can garden in spite of it all as we have no frosts –

Henry Fox Talbot Esq^re
Laycock Abbey
Chippenham
31 Sackville Street
Piccadilly London