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Sunday July 26 –

My dear Henry

If you are still in London I wish you would cause the General Post to scold the Chippenham ¹ office for their extreme ignorance & inattention. – Here is a Foreign letter (for America) which M^lle Amélina ² sent from hence, with directions that the proper postage should be paid to Bristol. – The Chippenham office persisted in saying that the postage was only a penny, & sent it off in that way without receiving the correct postage, or knowing what the amount of postage was – The letter is therefore returned to M^lle A. this morning with the cover, which we enclose for your perusal. – And pray observe & cause the authorities to observe that the directions in the latter part of the circular, were in this instance strictly attended to & that the fault rests with the Chippenham Post office – Harriot ³ & her sposo seem very comfortable, though sorry that you were obliged to go away just at this moment – We wish you had left the keys of the Museum & Tower ⁴ – as they never saw the former. – They have not fixed their day for going – My Brother ⁵ is in a hurry but H. wishes to see her Aunt Lady Lansdowne, ⁶ & I am going to send over tomorrow & enquire when she is realy [sic] coming –

Y^r aff^te
Constance

You were very good to write quite quick & tell me of your being arrived –

H. Fox Talbot Esq^re
31 Sackville Street
London