TALBOT9432

MARKEATON HALL ¹
DERBY
Saturday Oct.^r 24/ 68.

My dear Father.

Aunt Harriet ² shewed me a letter which she received from Matilda ³ yesterday, and which gave a very good account of her progress. I wrote to her from London, and also to you, which I hope you have received. –

I find that Aunt Harriet likes quinces, and has none so I have promised to send her some if possible. I know we have a large crop, so if you are agreable will you give orders to Wilkins ⁴ to pack some quinces and send them here? –

I have received a letter from Canon Jackson ⁵ yesterday. Amongst other references, he gives me some to certain drawings of Grimm’s ⁶ of 1790 in the British Museum, of parts Lacock, to which when I have the opportunity I shall consult. Amongst them appears to be “Beads & Cross found in y^e Foundress’ Tomb at L fastened to pilaster in Court Yard” What do you think of that? The pilaster is there now as we know, but where are now the beads and cross? That Canon is a valuable man. – I find found by Murrays Guide, when in London that at Salwarpe is some Norman architecture in the church; also 2 monuments of the Talbot family. – And I see from the Shrewsbury peerage case that the monument about which there was a good deal of discussion in that claim, is in the church at Bromsgrove, so that if I have fine weather when I go to Droitwich I can see all these. –

My Uncle and Aunt ⁷ seem well also Noel & Emily. ⁸ M^r Frampton ⁹ is very cheerful, cons and much more so than one would have expected considering his lamess lameness. One leg is considerably shorter than the other. He walks about with a stick M^rs Frampton I do not remember having seen before. –

I wrote to Rosamond ¹⁰ when in London. Yesterday we had a fine coldish day with one tremendous storm. Today it is steady rain. –

There is considerably political keenness with regard to the approaching election. –

Strutt ¹¹ the eldest son of Lord Belper ¹² stands for the West Derbyshire.

Your affect son
Charles. –

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H Fox Talbot Esq
Lacock Abbey
Chippenham