TALBOT3572

Chippenham ¹
5^h Sep^t 1837

Dear Sir,

When I was at Lacock to day, I heard the melancholy intelligence from Richmond – & it has occurr’d to me, that it may be proper to mention to you, a Circumstance connected with poor Admiral Feilding’s ² Will – in order to prevent increased trouble or expence to his family –

A short time before he went abroad the last time, I made an exact Copy of his former Will, in consequence of his having mislaid a duplicate – & he afterwards published the Will which I had written, in the presence of myself & two other Witnesses – The Will w^ch I copied, was (I think) dated some years before – I therefore presume that the Will written by me – would be the one to be proved – & I have mentioned it now – fearing that the other, might, by accident, be first found & considered as the only one

I believe that M^r F sent one Will to M^r Stillwell ³ in London, & put the other in a Green Leather Box, which was kept at Chippenham during the time he was on the Continent, & afterwards returned to him at Lacock – I recollect your name mentioned as one of the Executors, & therefore have thought it right to inform you of these Particulars – without loss of time –

I hope that Lady Elisabeth & your Sisters ⁴, are as well as you could Expect, under their present Affliction –

I remain Dear Sir Y^r obliged Serv^t
W. H. Awdry

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