TALBOT3320

Salisbury

5. July 1836

Dear Sir,

M^r Alford after consulting with his Client this morning declines purchasing upon your Terms – I think he would agree to have the dilapidations estimated at once and add the Amount to the £1000– which he offers for the Living – I am going on to Dorchester this Evening to meet M^r Attwood when I will consult him as to the best mode of disposing of the Rectory and as to the probable total Amount of the Dilapidations, and write you from Dorchester – M^r Attwood’s father (whom I saw last night) considered £1000 as a very high price – but strongly recommended that the question of dilapidations should be arranged at the time of Sale by adding the Amount to the purchase money – If you wish me to see M^r Alford again I will thank you to write to me at the Kings Arms Inn Dorchester by return of post, and I will then return by Salisbury instead of Bath –

The Guardians have decided upon making some alterations to the present Chippenham ¹ Workhouse, with a view to the removal of the Children from Lacock in order that they may be educated at our National School there; the old people now at Corsham ² to go to Lacock –

I am Dear Sir
Your faithful & obliged Ser^t

West Awdry.

H. F. Talbot Esq^r
31 Sackville S^t
Piccadilly
London