TALBOT3301

Serjeants Inn Fleet Street
14 June 1836

Dear Sir,

I am sorry to hear of your Illness.

In estimating the Value of the Rec[tory]¹ of Fisherton ² I must be governed by the Fact of the necessity for the residence of the Rector & the presumption that he will not be allowed to hold another Living with it.

If the Rectory was £500 a year I sho^d estimate it at about 16 years Purchase but I sho^d not refuse 15.

Take Fisherton at (not) 193.0.0

Deduct for Curate 80.0.0

113_˝0_˝0

Which at 12 years Purchase would be £1256 but I wo^d by no means recommend You to refuse £1050 for I do not consider that the Rectory is worth more than 10 years Purchase.

I am D^r Sir Yours truly
W.R. King