TALBOT841

Marchwiel Rectory Wrexham

July 22. 1876

Dear Sir,

I take the liberty of writing to you respecting my son ¹ who is a Senior Assistant in the British Museum, and with whom you are, I believe, acquainted. –

His probationary year is completed on the 9^th August & there is some little difficutly about the confirmation of his appointment as he has not been sufficiently careful about his diaries &c. – and one or two routine matters. If his appointment is not confirmed, he will have to leave his post. – which will not only be very bad for him, but will also deprive him of the opportunities he has there for study &c – of Assyrian – As you have had some opportunity of judging of his abilities in that study, would you do him the kindness to write to D^r Birch, ² (who is most anxious to retain him if it can be done) a letter stating what you think of him and his prospects of advancing the study of Assyrian & the kindred languages. –

Your opinion would have great weight, and would be esteemed a great favour by,

Dear Sir
Yours faithfully

W H Boscawen

W. H. Fox Talbot Esq^re