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Melbury ¹
Oct 18 ²

Dear Henry

I enclose you M^r Pentlands ³ answer to my letter, about which you are the best judge – I should think the additional mirror as useful for your method as for Daguerre’s ⁴ –

This will reach Lacock Sunday, ⁵ I fear I cannot get your answer before Tuesday, but I will write a line to M^r P to approve of his sending it as he proposes. It will be better packed for travelling by coach than it could conveniently be for going in a Dispatch bag ⁶ & will be safer as to its condition I should think – I will also write to the F.O. ⁷ to have such a box when it arrives sent to Sackville Street ⁸ & notice given to me.

I have a letter from Kit ⁹ – he says he was having about a week in the bay of Biscay – how agreable for Lady Ch. ¹⁰ Mary ¹¹ says they are going to Cornwall not by Dorsetsh Isabella ¹² has raised some pretty things from America – a dark red Chelone from Mexico – a Cassia & handsome Celosia from Peru. She is potting oxalis by her bedside

The Park is streaming with torrents breaking out in new places. Edw. Digbys ¹³ new Orchidaceous house is very nice. I never saw such fine Fuchsias of all sorts as they have there.

Yrs aff
W F S