TALBOT6462

Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations, 1851. . . .
Office for the Executive Committee,
Exhibition Building,
Kensington road, London.

10 Sept^r 1851.

Sir

Referring to my letter of the 20^th Ulto in which I had to request your permission to compensate M^r Owen for certain experiments made by him in taking Talbotypes of objects in the building, and to your personal communication subsequently held with a member of the Executive Committee when you expressed a wish that a license [sic] to practise the Art should be obtained from you in the usual course I am directed by the Executive committee to say that having understood that the Cost of a license from you to take Talbotypes not for Sale is about £20. they request that you will have the kindness to grant them such a license –

I am further instructed to explain to you that the Executive Committee propose under this license to engage such assistance as they may find necessary to take the Talbotypes required, which as I believe you already understand will be used in illustrating certain Copies of the Jurors reports to be presented to Foreign Countries and will not of course be for sale. ¹

I have the honor to be Sir Your most ob^t Serv^t
M. Digby Wyatt
Sec^y

To
The Hon^ble H. Fox Talbot
Lacock Abbey
Chippenham