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Lacock

June 22. 1840

My dear Mother

I am very glad Beulah Spa air answered so well. It is most conveniently near to London, and I only wonder that it was never discovered before.– I have been copying the family pedigree for Kit ¹ who had suddenly become deeply interested about Elizabeth Leighton. ² I am glad you have found the photographs they should now be stuck into the new albums – I enclose an advertisement from the Wiltshire papers – Sir D. Brewster & Sir J. Herschel ³ are both very much pleased with the last pictures I sent them. Sir J. H. especially admires the treillage in your garden.

I wish you would show my Album to M^r Carpmael ⁴ He is a lawyer and patent agent and a very clever man; he says that he could call at any hour, on receiving a day or two’s previous notice –

His address is

W. Carpmael Esq.
Patent Office
Lincolns Inn

We expect M^lle Amélina ⁵ on Thursday

Yours aff^tly

Henry