TALBOT4573

Dear Sir,

I am this moment favoured with your Note of the 10^th, ¹ and with the Calotypes for which I beg to thank you. They are very good, tho’ the personal identity of the [three?] may be questioned. I fear the Chess party ² has failed from your not adding it. I am busy collecting materials for the Article in the Ed^r Review. ³ – I have [sic]

I have got your 4^th Acc^t of Photogenic Drawing, ⁴ but neither Davy’s Paper ⁵ nor Daguerres ⁶ Publications. I should like to see Netto’s Pamphlet, ⁷ but I beg you will write me the substance of it in a few lines. It will do well along with your 4^th Paper for Books on the Calotype to be placed at the head of the Article.

If you could without inconvenience lend me for a few weeks any pamphlets or works you think useful they would reach me in time if sent to the Care of Mess^rs Smith Elder & Co. ⁸ Booksellers Cornhill London.

A Brother of D^r Adamson ⁹ who has been educating as an Engineer is willing to practise the Calotype in Edin^r as a Profession. I have twice discussed the matter with D^r A & will let you know more particularly about it in a few days after talking with M^r Adamson ¹⁰ who has been well drilled in the art by his Brother.

I have also the Compte Rendus ¹¹ & other periodicals you mention.

Ever Most Truly yrs
D Brewster

H. Fox Talbot Esq^r