Lacock Abbey, Chippenham
Dear Sir
In consequence of your letter I called at Kew Garden the other day, to ask you to show me the 1st vol. of the Botany of the Antarctic voyage, edited by your Son, 1 in order that I might be able to say, of my own knowledge, that it was a work highly creditable to Dr Hooker as a botanist – but unfortunately I did not see you, nor have I had any opportunity of seeing the work elsewhere. Altho’ most desirous of adding my name to the other testimonials 2 in your son’s favour, yet I fear I could not say anything to the purpose, merely from a want of personal knowledge – I could only applaud his zeal in pursuing botanical Researches in such distant unexplored regions; if a letter to that effect would be of any service I should be most happy to write it.
Believe me Yours very truly
H. F. Talbot
5 Sept/45
Sir W. J. Hooker
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