TALBOT5662

Lincoln’s Inn ¹
16^th Jan^y 1862

My dear Sir

I have now the satisfaction to send You the accounts of all cash transactions to the 31^st Dec^r last, to make which intelligible it is necessary to go back to 1855.

As the acco^ts stand You will see there is a balance due to You of £174. 2. 10.

I have not ventured to enquire of You what progress you have made in the grand invention for perpetuating photographs by means of engraving by sun-light, ² fearing from Your silence that You may have thrown it aside – but if otherwise and You have bro^t it to perfection it will come in good time for the May Exhibition ³ – I have seen no more of Mr Pretsch ⁴ since I last reported to You –

To return to the acco^ts – the bill of Price & Bolton £29. 3. 7 existent as a payment in the Cash Account which is enclosed – contains the first particulars (since that of £205. 8. 83) not hitherto furnished you and it was separated from Bill No 2 because the latter commences from the 15 Sept^r 1856 when M^r Filder joined this firm.

Believe me to remain My dear Sir Ever Your faithful serv^t
J. H. Bolton

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W^m H. Fox Talbot Esqr
Millburn Tower
Edinburgh
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