TALBOT5320

Wed^y 21^st

My dear Henry

I write to acknowledge the P.O.O.¹ for which many thanks. I do not suppose the Queen’s jeweller would give information if one could ask him; but there is a Lady living here, a Miss Pattison [sic], sister of the poor murdered missionary Bishop,² who told our Vicar that she had once had a servant, whose brother was footman at Windsor, & had the care of the plate. If I can ask him anyhow in a roundabout way, a few shillings might extract many answers & particulars from him.

Yr aff cousin
Louisa C. Frampton

Accidentally looking over an old account of the Paris Exposition,³ I see the Queen contributed largely to the department of antiquities, especially articles illustrating the reign of Charles 2^d.⁴ Then probably she may have some antique silver plate of his, though it has never been mentioned.

Lulworth Villa
Babbicombe⁵
Torquay

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Henry Fox Talbot
Lacock Abbey
Chippenham
Wilts