TALBOT7838

45 St Martins Lane
April 4/59 ¹

Sir

I have to apologize for my apparent inattention to you but I have been confined to my bed with a fever for three weeks and last week I spent in the country for the sake of restoring my health. – When I was unwell I desired some proofs of animals to be pulled for your use on tracing paper², my order was misunderstood the proofs were pulled upon India paper by mistake and the tracing paper was sent with the impressions instead of the impressions upon it. According to your request I send my acc^t herewith, and the bearer will remove from your house the books engravings et^c that you have no further occasion for. If you wish any more impressions of wood cuts, upon tracing paper, I shall be most happy to let you have any in my possession

I am Sir Your Ob^ed sert
F. Parker - ³

Talbot Esq^re.