TALBOT6580

Museum Pract^l Geology
Jermyn S^t
S^t James’s
19 March 1852

My dear Sir,

Although a great many good names have been received for the Photographic Society ¹ – as yet nothing has been done – There will be a meeting when M^r Fenton, ² who is now in Lancashire, returns to London. As I had the task of opening the question of the patent I deem it my duty, in honesty to yourself and all parties – to inform you that many gentlemen amateurs will not admit your right to interfere with them in any way – as they pursue Photography for their own amusement – and they state they would not allow belong to a society which admitted your right by any agreement – It appears to be the general opinion that the decision in M^r Colls ³ case cannot affect a question which has been a great many times decided – that no action can be against a man unless he uses a patent right for profit – profit being strictly interpreted by buying & selling –

I write, I beg you to understand, not as expressing any opinion of my own, but to inform you of the opinion entertained by others. – Had the Vice-Chancellor when allowing the injunction – admit the aggressor to pursue the process for his own pleasure – do you not see what a door was left open for him to defraud you still. – Allow me to assure you again that I consider your proposal most liberal – it may probably be received by the pro-tem committee – at the same time I feel I ought to put you in possession of facts –

I am My dear Sir Yours very truly
Rob^t Hunt

H Fox Talbot Esqr