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My dear Sir,

Allow me to offer my most sincere Congratulations upon your Marriage ¹ and also upon being elected a Member of Parliament. These two happy Events, following near each other, afford your Friends a double Gratification. - Yourself, Heathcote & Egerton ² have been fortunate, but my other Pupils, who were in the last Parliament, Ponsonby & Martin Smith, ³ are not elected. -

Arnold ⁴ of Lyndon is gone to London, and I am to serve his Church next Sunday: It is reported he is about to publish. He succeeds very well with his Pupils. -

Porter ⁵ is at South-Luffenham: I dined with him not long since, and he talked with me about you and your Offer to him.

M^r George Finch ⁶ I have seen several Times lately, but not Lady Louisa. ⁷ My Sister was from Home when she called here. -

Believe me, my d^r Sir, Y^r's ever faithfully,
T. K. Bonney

Normanton n^r Stamford,
Dec^r 27. 1832

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W. Henry Fox Talbot Esq M.P.
Laycock Abbey
Chippenham