TALBOT5866

Chippenham

29 Jan: 1847

Dear Sir,

I thank you very much for your kind expressions of sympathy and condolence on my late bereavement: to M^rs Talbot ¹ I feel peculiarly indebted for her kind offer of assistance to my poor Children, who are at present too young to feel, fully, the irreparable loss they have sustained – My duty to them requires that I should return to my usual avocations and I believe it is the best thing for myself also tho’ not altogether the most congenial to my feelings at the present moment.

As soon as I receive your Map shewing the positions chosen by M^r Ward ² for the Bridges on your Estate, I will give the subject my best attention and inform you the result – I conclude that you give up all idea of accepting Compensation for one of the Bridges – and mean to have the full number originally intended Would it not be as well to get the Exchange Deed executed by M^r Mansel Talbot ³ – and Mess^rs Bolton & King ⁴ should be requested to furnish an Abstract of your title to the Land sold to the Company. Shall I write to them for it?

I remain dear SirYour obliged Serv^t

West Awdry.

<at foot of page:>

W.H.F. Talbot Esq