TALBOT477

14 Portland Street
Dec^r 22^d

Sir

A letter which you addressed to M^r Bowie at Kew in July haveing [sic] been packed by mistake in a parcel sent to the of north of England instead of being enclosed in one for the Cape which place he arrived at on the 7^th of August,¹ has been returned to me this day it will be instantly forwarded to him but as some time must elapse before an answer can be returned I have taken the liberty of making this explanation

Any Letter Addressed to him at Cape Town South Africa will be punctually attended to

I Have the Honor to Be Sir your Hb^l Se^t
Jean Bowie²