TALBOT3061

Lacock Abbey
March 9^th

Sir,

I received your letter ¹ on Saturday, and sent to Tanners waggon office ² immediately but there was nothing come from London, I also sent in the afternoon but on account, and I have sent this morning but no tidings the person who I send with this Hamper will call and see if it ³ is come this afternoon &c –

the weather has been much the same since you left here. the repairs on the Green house has cost 10 ^s/10^d thirteen squares at 10^d each, & now this morning I see there is another blown out, Fortune says he could not Putty the Green house under 30^s/ the Boiler in the Kitchen has leaked considerably more since you left than before, I have had it examined. & I find that the top of the Boiler is fixed on with Screws & Iron Cement and at one end of the Boiler the Cement has given way which caused the leakage. I have had M^r Phelps ⁴ to look at it & he says he can do it. it shall remain as it is until you send orders who is to do it Captⁿ Feilding ⁵ preferred Bath Mechanics to do such jobs but I think it will be saving expence to have it done at home &c &c –

Your Obd^t Hu^ble Serv^t
C Fitzsimmons

M^r Awdry ⁶ has just given me a message about staking the fir trees I have done it previous to hearing of your wishing it to be done