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[probably to the Editor of The Literary Gazette]

Lacock Abbey

June 4. 1841

Dear Sir

I beg to inform you that my paper describing the process of Calotypewill be read to the Royal Society next Thursday.¹

If you wish for a brief abstract of the paper in time for your next publication,² it shall be prepared on my receiving a line in reply addressed

31 Sackville S^t London

Yours truly

H.F. Talbot

[added note in unknown hand: "1841 H Fox Talbot Calotype June 41 Roy. Soc. a]