TALBOT1902

Chippenham ¹

30^th Nov. 1829

Dear Sir,

I wrote to you on the 23^d & directed to Newcastle – relative to the letting of Inlands ² and other matters – w^ch I hope has been forwarded to you at York. – In reply to your question about the Sheriff’s fund, I understand the subscription is 3 guineas per annum, M^r Salmon is the Treasurer – The fund provides £100 – for a subscriber who may be nominated for the office – & I suppose this Sum was considered a good part of the expence in former times – but it is certainly not so now, which I happen to know, in consequence of my Brother having been Sheriff a few years ago – I think he told me that it cost him £450 exclusive of the Sheriffs fund – & he was particularly fortunate in having neither Election nor County Meeting during the year – w^ch would have increased the expence –

I am Dear Sir
Y^r Obliged H^ble Ser^t

W.H. Awdry

The Indian Plant has blown – it is a yellow flower with black spots & it turns to a sort of fruit, w^ch I fear will not ripen in this country – M^cPhail ³ thinks it will continue to blow till Xmas –

W.H.F. Talbot Esq
Post Office
York