TALBOT4595

Falmouth
August 28^th 1842

My dear Sir,

ill-health and the unusual pressure of business has prevented my doing anything as yet with the calotype – I was hoping to have the coming week at my disposal – but the death of my Mother has given me several melancholy duties to perform ¹ – I thank you for your very beautiful Negative Photograph. ² I have some notion that poor Havell ³ did something in the application of Photography to Stone ⁴ – I am not however certain – I know of no one else –

I am Dear Sir Yours respectfully & obediently
Robert Hunt

H^y Fox Talbot Esqr