TALBOT2913

Chippenham ¹
9^th June 1834

Dear Sir/

I enclose a draft of the Agreement proposed for the Governor of the new Work House at Lacock – Moore ² heard that you were expected at Lacock last Week, w^ch must be his apology for not writing – He is about to send a Copy of this Agreement to M^r Harman ³ & will be glad to hear your opinion upon it, when you have perused it –

I fully agree with you respecting the want of Arrangement at the Lacock meetings, but considering the uncertainty w^ch has hung so long over the Lackham ⁴ Property, it could not be expected that there should be much concert among the Tenants in that Quarter – however I am in hopes of brighter prospects being in store having heard to day, that Cap^t Rooke ⁵ has actually agreed for the purchase – & with a respectable resident Proprietor to cooperate with you – much may be done I trust –

I am Dear Sir/ Y^r obliged Ser^t
W. H. Awdry

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