TALBOT1474

Chippenham ¹

8^th Sept. 1826

Dear Sir/

On the other side, is a Statement of the Sales in last year – it appears by my account, that one nearly similar had been made out when the last Remittance to Hammerslys ² was made & I think you will find it in my Letter at that time –

I was afraid you would begin to think me inattentive in not answering your letter of the 20^th Aug^t but I assure you that I lost no time in giving instructions to M^r Darley ³ & a press of Business on his part, has been the cause of my not writing before – as I wished, if possible, to reply to the whole of your Queries – Should I not receive his Valuations before the Post goes out, I shall send this Statement without it & as soon as I get his Account, will write again –

The Quantity of Land proposed to be exchanged with M^r Montagu, is about 25 Acres – there is also an Exchange with M^r Hutton of Notton Lodge ⁴ w^ch I hope to submit for your consideration, ere long – it is a very desirable one for him, but still more so for your Property in point of Value –

M^r Darley has just brought me a rough sketch of the Valuation, which I subjoin & if I do not hear from you to the contrary – we propose to have the Auction at the Inn ⁵ at Lacock on the 2^d of October – M^r Darley informs me that his charge for a Map without Embellishm^t is 10^d P^r Acre including every expence – supposing your Estates to be about 1000 Acres, I estimate the Expence at £40 – The Village done in the way you mention would be £10 – I enclose a paper for your Signature w^ch I will trouble you to return to me in the course of a Week & we will then give Notice of the Auction –

I am Dear Sir
Y^r obliged & obed^t Ser^t

W. H. Awdry

			£
No	74– 75–	two Withy Beds partly broken & planted to Vegetables –	20·–
	80–	Cottage & Garden in a very delapidated & dangerous state –	20·–
	91–	Cottage & Garden –	40·–
	155–	Half an Acre of Land –	30·–
	200–	Wood Land abt 2 Acres –	50·–
		£	160

Particulars of Sales at
Melksham, Lacock & Notton
in 1825

Dr			Cr
J. Darley’s Bill for – Auction & Expences –	14·9·6	Cloves Wood –	510·0·0
Do for Valuation – of Land & Cottages –	13.7.0	Timber on Do –	266·18·7
Do for Valuation – of Standing Timber –	7.0.6*	Blackmore – Coppice Ground –	354·0·0
Extract from the – Award at Melksham Common –	– 2·6*	Common do –	94·0·0
Remittance to Hammslys –	122·3·6	Reversion of – Cottages –	57·0·0
Do – Do –	140·18·0	J. Awdry 6 for – Cottage at Notton –	36·0·0
Do – Do –	1075·1·5	A. M. Pottifer <sic>– Cottage by Canal	30·0·0
Commssn on Do –	2·13·6	Interest on – Purchase Money –	20·14·4
£	1375·15·11	*over Paid –	1368·12·11 7· 3· 0
		£	1375·15·11

*These two Items were omitted to be deducted when the last Remittance was made & are therefore charged in the Annual Account –

	1368·12·11
charges	37·13·	= 2¾ per Cent
Net proceeds	1331·

W. H. F. Talbot Esq
31. Sackville Street
Piccadilly
London