TALBOT4931

Temple Row West
Birmingham

2 Feb/44

H F Talbot Esqre

Sir

I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your’s of the 31^st ult.¹ enclosing additional specimens of your calotype process. ² It occurs to me from your remarks that the rapid decomposition I have always been annoyed with in the Gallo nitrate arises from the brush only for I have always (and I now think very foolishly) placed the brush at once into the whole quantity mixed. I return you my sincere thanks for the present of additional specimens and assure you that you kindness induces me to hold myself deeply indebted to you.

I am Sir Very truly Yours
George Shaw

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H.F. Talbot Esqre
Lacock Abbey
Chippenham
Wiltshire