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My dear Henry

I have seen Thomas Moore ¹ & have given him your letter &c to look over, & I will also take them to Paley ² – & we will talk them over – Moore & Clark ³ will not be able to go before Monday s’ennight, ⁴ on account of their yearly accounts which they have at this Time to make up, so you will, it appears by your Letter to Caroline, ⁵ be here before that Time, & be able to give your own Instructions – She hopes you will not be later than the 27^th as she goes the 29 ^th as at present arranged – I have bought a horse I think will carry Constance ⁶ very well as pray tell her with my best love. & beg her to bring down with her a little fine weather to enable her to make use of him – Your Mother ⁷ is rather dim or indeed we all are at the impending separation from Tar pon[?] & the Bimbo ⁸ – Valletort ⁹ goes to Town on Saturday – so you will see him – Your mother has told you I suppose of M^r Harmans ¹⁰ very odd Note to me – he really is not a person to have anything to do with – Pray bring me down Moores new Book ¹¹ – if it is published before you come & if not des ire [sic] Rodwell ¹² to send it me the day it appears – M^lle a¹³ arrived in good health, & anxious to make acquaintance with Constance – & superlatively delighted at the idea of her Tour.

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H. Fox Talbot Esq M P
Sackville Street
London