| Description | 1. 6 Jan from F H Golding thanking Charles for his transcript of the "Perambulation" and letter, that he would take them with him on his next visit to see Canon Jackson and that he was currently going through old books of the Borough of Chippenham (back to 1598) with a view to making a complete history of Chippenham.
2. 18 Feb from Thomas Hollaway, surveyor and valuer, with a valuation of timber.
3. 19 Feb from John Gale containing a quote for cutting timber.
4. 1 Apr from A C Smith of the Wiltshire Archaeological & Natural History Society in response to Charles' criticisms of errors in the magazine: once the proofs had been approved by the authors he was not responsible.
5. 3 Apr Draft letter from Charles Henry Talbot to A C Smith explaining his criticisms and agreeing with A C Smith's point regarding approval of the proofs but wondered whether his points should have brought to the attention of the authors to avoid the errors occurring.
6. 18 Jul from Rosamond on a journey to Basle she was about to embark upon and family news.
7. 1 Sep from Messrs Bolton, Robbins & Bush that although they did not hold any documents belonging to the Talbot family, they having been handed over shortly after Mr Bolton's death, they have no doubt interesting records in their own books relating to photography and the context of William Henry Fox Talbot and Monsieur Daguerre. |