Eaton Place 1
17 Octr 1839
Dear Sir,
Our correspondants at Paris advise me that they have paid Giroux 2 for
| 24 | Plaques 3 | – | F | 144 | ||
| 2 | boites 4 | – | · | 4 | ||
| Caisse & emballage 5 | – | 2 | ||||
| – | ||||||
| F | 150 |
Which at 25 30 is £5·18·8
I have no doubt you will get them very shortly. You may like to know what the Daguerrotype Complete 6 cost me
| Dagurrotype [sic] complete | F | 425 | |
| Case | – | 10 | |
| Frais de douane 7 &c. | 20 | ||
| Frs. | 455 |
The carriage &c to my house was £5·16
I am much obliged by your specimens which are very good, but I think you will find the plates answer better. Giroux say they do not prepare them, but however I have done some wonderful drawings without doing much to them but as yet I have not been able to succeed in preserving them properly. Some of Daguerre’s are now exhibiting at the Adelaid Gallery. 8 If you will send me some of your paper I will try it in my camera & send you a specimen. I have not yet been able to try silvered paper. 9
In my letter to Giroux I said “On dit ici publiquement que M. Daguerre a pris un patent ici pour empecher [sic] qui que ce sort de se servir du Daguerréotype sans se mieux d’une permission de lui, ce qui cet incroyable”. 10
Giroux have not yet answered my Letter.
I am, dear Sir, Yours very sincerely
J W Lubbock
H. F. Talbot Esq
Lacock Abbey
Chippenham
Wilts
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