TALBOT9359

N U C ¹
1 Saville Row
London
Wednesday April 8th

My dear Father

I changed my mind about going to Brighton and have come to Town instead. I received one letter from you at the Salisbury Post Office. I enquired again at this morning for one but there was none. – I qualified yesterday and had to pay a fee of 8 guineas. –

I went to see the Blackmore Museum ² both yesterday and today. It is very good. – I went in to Court today and stayed till the 1^st prisoner was sentenced whose sentence of 2 months for stealing about 9 pence at Malmesbury I thought rather heavy. The chairman who was elected yesterday is Lord Folkestone. ³ Lord Bath being chairman at Warminster and M^r Merewether ⁴ at both Devizes and Marlborough I saw a good many people at Salisbury that I knew and today I came up with Medlicott ⁵ a barrister and friend of mine, and M^r Eyre ⁶ of Warrens the kings queens printer whose son I know. I saw the cathedral. The chapterhouse was not I think finished when I saw it last and it is not to my mind yes very satisfactory. You should make a point of going and seeing the Blackmore Museum some of these days – I have taken the ground floor at 32 St James’ place for a week; the one [illegible] Those I had on the 2^nd floor being engaged. – The rent of these rooms is ½ a guinea more which I do not much like but the sitting room is a very much better one – The south western line by which I travelled today passes by Esher place which M^r Spicer sold. – I saw Mr Lowndes ⁷ of Castle Combe ⁸ at Salisbury where he qualified. I asked him about his accident being surprised to see him there. He has some broken bones, and was starting for London at 1 yesterday to consult his doctors, but he is better than one could have expected. You know he met with a gig accident. I have written in a hurry to catch the post.

Your affect son
Charles

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H. Fox Talbot Esq
Lacock Abbey
Chippenham
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