TALBOT4863

Kensington Gore ¹
Dec^r 31^st
1842

My dear Talbot

I learnt from you, when I was in India, that Capt Feilding ² had bequeathed to me as a memorial of our long friendship, the inkstand which used to stand upon his table³ – I need not say to you that I was warmly affected by this proof of his recollection, and I am anxious that this inkstand should find a place in my library. I would ask you therefore to give directions that it be conveyed to me –

I was unfortunate in not seeing you when I was at Bowood, ⁴ and regretted your absence on the day on which I called at Lacock

most truly ^&c yrs
Auckland

Envelope:

Henry Fox Talbot Esq^re
Lacock Abbey
Chippenham