TALBOT4720

Chippenham ¹
8 Feb: 1843

Dear Sir,

I annex copy of a Letter this morning received from M^r West ² – perhaps you will be good enough to let me hear from you before Monday as he requests.

Yours truly & obliged
West Awdry.

H. F. Talbot Esq^re

[attached letter:]

Observatory Clifton
Feby 6 1843

Sir

In answer to your last, I think it would be impossible to say the number I may take all care and attention I can devote to it shall be done – They will however I hope be considerable but should it entirely fail of course I can have no objection to the licence being considered void relative to the 30 per cent clear it appears to me to be really half, 1/3 for patent 1/3 rent personal attendance &^c 1/3^d myself divide 1/3 for attendance &c equally ½ or 1/6 will be placed to patent ½ or 1/6 to myself. I wish M^r Talbot to look over the above and as I hope to pass through Chippenham early in the next week I will leave the train and call on you personally I am sorry I am not able now to state the day exactly but I will as soon as I can do so apprize you of it – I however hope to be able to see you on Monday next

I remain SirYour most obliged
W West

West Awdry Esq

patent rent attendance &c
1/3 + 1/6 = 3/6 =½