TALBOT6107

122 Regent St

Feb^y 11/48

Sir

I have sent the cash statement for the month commencing Jan^y 9^th & ending Feb^y 5^th –

Also a list of the frames broken by the fall of the shelf – M^r Higgs admits that it was insecure –

M^r Henneman ¹ wishes to know whether you approve of sending a “Lawyer’^s letter” to some of those who have not paid their account

A. Harrison asked 2½ per cent on large, & 5 per cent on small sums, as commission for bad debts – to collect them –

I send by post a French Journal & the weekly Times there is an article in each upon Photography –

I do not know if the French article is worthy of your notice –

It will be received as truth by many –

Should you not, [sic] have mentioned other substances besides paper in your patent. Cannot a new patent be taken out, for a composition on glass talc &c. as perhaps giving a more perfect image? I thought it well to mention this, as I have heard different opinions from persons, who perhaps know nothing about patents – yet it may be advisable to enquire –

I remain Sir your most obed^t Serv^t
T A. Malone

NB

The Article in the weekly Times b is by D^r Mackenzie ² I think he might have given a more favourable notion –

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H. F. Talbot Esq^re. Lacock Abbey
Chippenham
Wilts