TALBOT6355

Christchurch
Tuesday 26^th

My dear Henry

Thanks for telling me about Avondale house but in spite of its pretty name the idea of being close to the high road we ne nous souriait pas ¹ - Today M^rs Gaisford ² had a letter from some friend of hers in those parts who had heard we were thinking of taking a place in that neighbourhood telling her that Hinton Abbey was to be let for a year from Midsummer, & probably for as much longer as we might wish. I rather like the notion of living in Ela's other Abbey³ tho' I fear it is very unlike Laycock & that there is not much of her handiwork remaining. I wish we had heard of it when we were there & might have gone to see it. I was so glad to hear C. ⁴ had a satisfactory account of Charles ⁵ fm M^r Williams at last - I think on the whole you did quite right in sending him there & trust it will turn out well. M^r Gaisford wants to know if you have done anything about the Power of attorney he asked you about & if not he thinks he can get one himself from the Banker & send it to the Trustees - please let me know. There is another great dinner party here today & one Thursday - so we don't go to town till Friday - to Farrances ⁶ if there is room, as Caroline ⁷ is there. Addio. Love to all. I hope it is better

Y^r aff sister
Horatia

What do you hear of M^r Moore ⁸

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H.F. Talbot esq^re
Laycock Abbey
Chippenham
Wilts