Dear Talbot
We were glad to hear of your safe arrival at home. You must have had a terribly cold journey, & today though fine is as cold as ever. I hope Constance 1 has not suffered from it, nor the children, but it was an unlucky moment for your journey & I wished you had remained a few days longer. I shall be obliged to you to let the £100 be paid into Smith Payne & Co’s bank, Lombard street, to be placed to my acct. with Crompton & Co Derby. – I hope we shall not be forced into a war with America but the Governor of Maine 2 seems much more pugnacious than the President 3 – the principal advantage of our possessing the disputed territory 4 seems to be that it ensures a direct communication between Canada & New Brunswick. With love to Constance believe me
Ever yours truly
W. Mundy
Weymouth
April 7th –
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