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My dear Henry,

I am much gratified by your approval, & it is something to tell you anything new, as I consider you a mine of knowledge. Caroline¹ & several others, whose opinion I particularly care for, have been greatly pleased, & wish it had been longer, but what could I do? No one knew any thing at all, (it is curious that the long retired solitary, should be the one to give information about Court plate;) & in vain I applied to many for knowledge about K. Charles’s plate, which K. & what plate, & what has become of the King of Candy’s throne & Sun?² which must of course have been some trophy, & Crownplate, otherwise [illegible deletion] is perhaps at Windsor; – also some more particulars of the lovely things in the interstices, but no one knew anything, so I could not extend my information further.

Please to send the 5/ in a Post Office order, as I cannot get rid of stamps – to “Lulworth Villa, St Mary Church, Torquay”, which is not my post direction, but I may have an order drawn out anywhere, & it is really nearer to send for.

With much pride in your approval

I am y^rs aff^ly
Louisa Charlotte Frampton

I tell Caroline & others, to keep their eyes, & ears open, if they should hear the little book discussed, & see what they can pick up about K. C^hs plate &c, now the subject is brought before them, for future use perhaps in another edition.

Did I not tell you it read like a Fairy tale? I feel as if the Huma³ would fly away.

Lulworth Villa
Babbicombe
Torquay – May 19^th

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Henry Fox Talbot
Lacock Abbey
Chippenham
Wilts