TALBOT3393

[lithographed form letter]

British Association for the Advancement of Science
York
Nov^r 8^th 1836

Sir,

As the printing of the Report of the proceedings of the Bristol Meeting ¹ will be immediately commenced, I beg to inform you that no copy or abstract of the communication presented by you to that meeting has yet been received by me; and to request that you will have the kindness to furnish me, as soon as possible, a concise, but clear view of the principal points contained in your communication in order that the account of them published by the Association may be, though brief, correct.

I have the honor to be Your very obedient Serv^t
John Phillips
Assistant General Secretary.

Address – Professor Phillips, York

Talbot Esq^r
Lacock Abbey
Devizes
Wilts