TALBOT4407

5. Richmond Grove
Barnsbury. N.
28^th Jany. 1875.

My Dear Sir

I am very much obliged to you for your generous letter and have talked the matter over with Dr Birch ¹ and he agrees with me in requesting you to furnish as soon as possible the following texts for Vol V. ²

Nabonidus ³ the long text

Nakh I Rushtan ⁴

Tomb of Cyrus ⁵

Michaux Stones ⁶

these are the most pressing the other texts which you kindly promise can go into Vol VII the December issue

As M^r Rodwell ⁷ has begun the India House ⁸ Nebuchadnezza ⁹ this it will be best to leave in his hands. And M^r Sayce ¹⁰ has promised the Blk Obelisk of Shalmaneser ¹¹

There is a sad want of poetical and mystical texts to vary the Volume. Do I understand that you definitely decline to give us the Amil-urgal and War of the Evil spirits ¹² Please to favor me with a reply so that I may tell Miss [Bagetus?] what to announce

I rem Dear Sir Yrs faith^lly
W. R. Cooper.

H. Fox Talbot Esq. FRS
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[envelope:]
Henry Fox Talbot E. F.R.S.
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Lacock Abbey
Chippenham