TALBOT716

Melbury ¹

My dear Henry

I wish you would answer my letter, I hope you will soon. yesterday was my Birthday we went to see the trees cut down and Caroline ² and me are making little houses, in the evening we went to the drawingroom, and a had some ice, and a wafer and some ice^d water, we staid in the drawingroom till ten o-clock. Stavoro

Mamma ³ went with Caroline Elbelle, ⁴ M^rs Gynne ⁵ and me to Lower Melbury, and bought my doll a sash. Stavordale ⁶ is to be christened next wednesday, there r will be thirty four people at dinner in the saloon besi sdes several Children that do not dine there. do you think you should like to be here?

I am your affectionate H Sister
H H Maria Feilding.

1816 Sherborne, Aug^t twenty nine Ilchester ⁷
W. H. F. Talbot Esq^r
Castleford ⁸
Ferrybridge