TALBOT4869

London
Wednesday
Aug. 16^th

My dear Henry

You will be glad to hear that Caroline has got a daughter, ¹ born this morning at 12 o’clock – I have seen her since for a few moments, & she seems wonderfully well & in good spirits. We are all delighted at its being a girl L^d M^t E. ² especially – there never was a young lady better received. She hardly expected it so soon, for M^rs Wilks ³ was only installée last night – I will let you know tomorrow how she is going on Love to Constance ⁴ I am sure she will be quite of our opinion about a niece

Y^r aff sister
Horatia

Your letter to Mama ⁵ about poor Nanny was so kind I was quite touchée ⁶ – It is a great comfort to me to think she was so happy at Lacock for 6 weeks, & I shall feel ever grateful to Constance whose kind idea it was –

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Henry Fox Talbot Esq^re
Laycock Abbey
chippenham