TALBOT8058

The Winter Villa ¹
March 19^th 1860

My dear Henry

We have just heard of a new Medecine [sic] for gout, which has done a great deal of good to L^d Ashburton ² & some others. It is only to be had at Marseille – & L^d M^t E. ³ has begged me to ask you if you ever heard of it before, & if you know what it’s [sic] name is in English? It is called Galliae ⁴ – He also wants to know if you can tell him the name of Gum Guyacum in French? An answer to these two queries will greatly oblige us.

L^d M^t E. is still very weak & unwell – He was charmed with an expression in Amandier’s ⁵ last letter – talking of herself & others in the house who have colds – she calles them " des tristes infirmes ⁶" – at least he considers it so applicable to himself.

Is not the majority in Italy a glorious one? There can be "no mistake" as the saying is. Only I own, that for my own private feeling, I do not like the idea of poor Florence & Tuscany being absorbed Switzerland is abominably used.

My love to all

Y^rs aff^ly
Caroline M^t Edgcumbe

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Henry Fox Talbot Es^re
Laycock Abbey
Chippenham