TALBOT7447

Lincoln’s Inn ¹
4 Sept 1857

My dear Sir

The letter of which I send You a copy on the o^r Side is by no means re-assuring as regards the position of the Company with which we are in treaty.

I have no confidence in the stories told of the great Manchester capitalist ² – in commerce, as elsewhere, all is not gold that glitters – if he were so rich why does he not extricate his associates from their entanglements?

It would be in my judgement prudent to take what we can get for a License & have Your Invention ³ acknowledged so far –

Ever Yours faithfully
J. H Bolton

W^m H. Fox Talbot Esq^e

[enclosure: copy, in another hand, of Fry & Loxley to Price Bolton & Filder]

(Copy)

80 Cheapside
3^rd Sept^r 1857

Dear Sirs,

Talbot v Walker

We are exceedingly sorry to have occasion to trouble you again so soon upon this subject but the affairs of the Photogalvanographic Company ⁴ are in so critical a state just now that unless we are able in the course of a few days to give some definite answer to the enquiries of our Clients as to the result of our negociations with you we fear any compromise of the matter will be useless – Be good enough therefore if you conveniently can to let us hear from you shortly –

We are Dear Sirs
Yours truly
(s^d) Fry & Loxley

Mess^rs Price Bolton & Filder
Sol^rs