TALBOT2204

Lacock abbey
June 20^th /31

Sir

Banks ¹ says the chimney piece in the new room is up, and the Stairs going up to the library door up also – and is now getting on with the window over the Cloister South door. ²

Pullen ³ having no more horses of Captⁿ Feilding^{s 4} to look after – he is now charged fully to your acct – he now begins to cart away the Coarse Rubbish – putting it down in the back yard for filling up; the hay is not off the park yet so we cannot begin putting on the good manure yet. & [sic]

Your Ob^dt Hu^ble Serv^t
C. Fitzsimmons

H. F. Talbot Esq^r