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122 Regent S^t
June 18. 1848

To H F Talbot Esq

Sir

M^r Kilburn ¹ came to us yesterday & asked us to make a Talbotype copy, of a Daguerreotype, taken from a painted portrait of the Queen. ²

It appears that M^r Kilburn has taken upon himself to Tell her Majesty, that he can produce Talbotypes for her. –

& then coolly asks us to work & let him obtain the credit. –

he does this learning that Henneman ³ has her Majesty’^s appointment.

When I told him that our names would be attached to any thing we did, he said, “O I should frame that out” He said if we did not do it for him he should do it himself, & make her Majesty a present of the copies required; now this appears to me to be an infringement of your rights, & also of Hennemans right. – you would lose the percentage due to you on account of a paper copy of a Daguerreotype, I told Kilburn that if her Majesty had commanded me to take a Daguerreotype picture, I should have explained, and said I have no license your Majesty, I can get it done, but do not think it would be fair to deprive M^r Kilburn, who has been appointed Daguerreotypist by your Majesty, of his privilege of making such Daguerreotype pictures

I hoped to induce M^r Kilburn to explain this to her Majesty, – he does not see the necessity of such explanation, & if we refuse, I suppose he will get some amateur to do it for him. We should feel obliged by your opinion on the subject.

I think M^r Kilburn had no right to accept the task, & that it is an invasion of Hennemans privilege as well as your own. –

I remain Sir Your very obed^t Serv^t
T A Malone

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