TALBOT261

5^th March

Dear M^r F.

I want to know whether you & Gwynne ¹ think the following weekly bills of ours are reasonable. They are for eatables only, & do not include wine, but include servants board wages – viz. Franklin, Edward, M^rs Jones, Jane & the underhousemaid – ²

week first	–	7 ·	11 ·	0
second	–	6 ·	4 ·	0
third	–	6 ·	12 ·
fourth	–	5 ·	14 ·
		26 ·	11
		6 ·	10 ·	0

I have cast up my Election bills and find they amount to £352 which includes every expense that can by possibility be supposed to have been caused by the election, as journeys, &c.

Yours aff^ly
Henry

[on verso:] ³ Bath Coach from the Chicken Birmingham

earliest coach to the Hounds, by ½ past 5