TALBOT3111

London

Aug 1^st

My dear Henry

Jane ¹ thinks when you come to eight Children there is no need of writing about them but if there were a hundred I think I should feel equally interested in hearing a bout them, so in case you should not have heard that she had added an eighth to her family I shall send you word that such is the case, he is a nice little boy and is to be called Stephen Fox I believe. – Jane is going on well & we are all very happy as you may suppose. –

I hope you will not fail to let me know when you receive my good news of Caroline ² for indeed you are the only one who has a right idea of the affection one feels for ones relations I think.–

Sir C Lemon ³ does not seem the worse for the fall from his horse but he has a black arm still –

Uncle Harry ⁴ was in Town for a day & I was lucky enough to meet him & had a nice walk with him. Lady I & Lady George Murray ⁵ called one day they were full of the intended marriage of Miss Murray the Bishop’s ⁶ Eldest daughter, to L^d Breechmont which gives great pleasure to all parties they say. – Lady G. &c are gone today I believe to a cottage at Acton belonging to Lady Byron ⁷ she has lent it them for a couple of months –

I should have liked to have paid you a little visit in my way up to Town but I was in a hurry & did not know how to manage it very well. I long to see you & my little ⁸ cousin very much I hope she is like her Mamma ⁹ as girls ought to be! –

Pray remember me most kindly to her & believe me to be every

your aff^ate cos

Mary T.

Sir C & Mamma ¹⁰ are gone to Cowes & so are M^r Traherne ¹¹ & Charles (Christopher ¹² is here of course) & the rest of my sisters are at their own houses. –

The Phacelia tanacetifolia & Lupinus nana were much admired when they were in blow I suppose both are annuals.–

London August one 1835
H. F. Talbot Esq
Lacock Abbey
Chippenham