TALBOT493

Penrice ¹
June 8

My dear Henry

I hope you like school. Mama ² is going to send Uncle William ³ some fossils for his Collection [sic]. Mama has given me a beautiful piece of Spar, and she has given Jane Charry and Mary ⁴ some fossils, we are going to make a Colection [sic] we have got some shells will you write to me soon, when you can. I am your aff. Cousin Ronille Talbot

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W H F. Talbot
Rottingdean
Susex

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From poor Elinor Penrice June 1808 ⁵