TALBOT4306

Chippenham ¹

15 July 1841

Dear Sir,

I am happy to be able to inform you that your Account as Sheriff has been passed with the Treasury and I am promised your Quietus next week – I enclose the particulars of an Estate to be sold next month, belonging to the Montague Family, it adjoins your Estate at Nash Hill – the present Tenant of the property is M^r Sotheron ² who told me some time since that he mentioned to you his expectation of its being offered for sale – if you wish any further particulars prior to the sale I shall be happy to obtain them for you –

I have succeeded after a good deal of Correspondence with the Dean & Chapter of Ch: Ch: ³ is getting the trial of the Action which they have Commenced against you for the purpose of establishing their claim to Titles of your Farms at Nethermore ⁴ & Nash Hill, postponed till the next Spring Assizes.– that against M^r Starky ⁵ is to be tried next Week and I hope the decision in that Case will determine yours without your being subjected to any further Expence –The Dean & Chapter were very desirous that you should at once agree to abide by the decision of the Starky’s, but that I objected to, considering your claim to Exemption to be in some respects stronger than his – if they fail in establishing their claim to Titles in his Case of course they will not proceed further with yours –

I remain
Your obliged & obed Serv^t

West Awdry.