TALBOT4103

Wednesday 24^th June

My Dear Henry

I was on the point of speaking to Lord Lansdowne, ¹ when I suddenly understood that I was not quite clear What it is that Daguerre ² wanted to do in this Country, whether a patent or what? so pray enlighten me by return of post that I may be forcible & explicit. I have already stuck in the Eleven photographs & that Album ³ is sent to Kit ⁴ who wanted to shew it to an Artist. William ⁵ has never returned the other Album, or it may be Lady Canning who has detained it. Kit thinks he can claim a peerage that is in abeyance if he can prove the marriage of Elizabeth Leighton. ⁶ It is no use to write a note to M^r Carpmael ⁷ till those Albums are returned, when they are I can let him know. I shall preserve the advertisement you enclose as a memorial of your Shrievalty. Lord Lansdowne has got the gout, but his fits never last long

Aff^y Y^r

EF

Caroline ⁸ is not yet come, they are so long putting themselves in motion

Scientific Memoirs ⁹ are left here for you, shall they be sent? They can go to you as a letter if you like it – as I see a man has sent an iron plough share