TALBOT816

Penrice ¹
September 7^th 1818

I left a line for the postmaster at Chester, and he forwarded your letter to this place. I had rather a tedious journey hither, owing to the wetness of the weather, and the stupidity of the coachmen & waiters. I came through Ludlow, Leominster, Hereford, Brecon, & Llandovery, to Llandilo, whence I walked over the hills to Swansea – Sir Christopher ² is gone to attend a diner at Pyle. The sudden wet after continual dry weather, has produced a most enormous crop of mushrooms. –

Pray send me some money, for I have very little left. – There is a box of shells sent to Sackville S^{t 3} directed to me, which I should like to have forwarded to me here as soon as possible, for I intend them for the Penrice Museum. – Will you tell Richard ⁴ to send them, if he is in Town?

My love to M^r Feilding, & to Car. & Hor. ⁵

I remain Y^r Aff^te Son
W. H. F.Talbot

The Lady Elis^th Feilding
Burley on the hill