TALBOT8887

Llandaff.
Tuesday evening.

My dear Father.

I received a letter from M^r Nesbitt ¹ this morning which I send you as I think you may perhaps like to read it. The “other man whose name M^r N cannot call to mind” is I believe Dallas. ² I see that some body has bought the patent for enamelled photographs which is I believe the photograph protected by covered with a varnish of collodion of which you received a specimen. Photographic patents seem to be active just now. The Wothly type ³ people are advertising their prospects of success.

Our weather has become finer here so that I hope they will have a good day at Lacock for the ploughing match which is tomorrow. M^r Prichard ⁴ has a very large collec good number of architectural books which are useful & many that one is not very likely to meet every where. I do not know how soon the house he is going to build at Bonvilstone is to be set going I suppose not this year.

Your affect son
Charles.

[envelope:]
H Fox Talbot Esq
Lacock Abbey
Chippenham