TALBOT3790

44 Queen Ann Street
Feb. 5^th 1839

My Dear Mother

It appears that in point of fact M. Daguerre’s experiments ¹ were prior to mine.

I have received a letter from M. Biot in which he says that he himself is able to attest that M. D.² has been occupied on the subject for fourteen years. I have received a very kind letter from Fazakerley, and have sent him a specimen³ to S^t Leonards – I was very much amused at the Literary Gazette thinking, that this invention “would affect the temporal interests of many” –⁴

When I get a large frank I will send you Powell’s “Tradition Unveiled” ⁵ being an attack on the Puseyites. ⁶

You know we had fixed on the name Charles Henry, but if you wish it we can make it C.H.F.T.⁷ Constance ⁸ says she is quite willing –

Today we have had a very foggy atmosphere quite unpropitious for the State procession of Opening the Session; however we have let the servants go and look, & they will fancy that they saw the Queen ⁹ at a distance.

Your aff^te son
Henry