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Ab: Monday

My dear Henry

Pray accept the very cordial felicitations of the Ab: Chateau upon the arrival of your Son & heir & make us all happy by giving good report of Constance & her babe ¹ & may she say as a young Mother in India wrote the other day “to be sure tis very nice to have a little Son” God bless all y^r family and preserve them to you

I know not where your Mother ² may be but pray give to her my hearty Congratulations on this auspicious event in your Abbey

Fanny S. ³ & Charlotte Neave desire to be aff^ly remembered to Constance with every good wish for happy recovery

Ever dear Henry Y^r Affec Granny
M. Ilchester

H F Talbot
Lacock Abbey
Chippenham
Wilts