TALBOT9090

Monkton. ¹
Chippenham

8 May /66

Dear Sir,

I have made your Return for Assessed Taxes agreeably with your last letter – I have remitted Mess^rs Coutts & C^{o 2} the further Sum of £510ּ which with 400ּ went to Edinburgh 110 to Melksham ³ & 80 – for ½ Y^rs Int^ts on 4000 makes £1100ּ I hope your Cold is better – I have just been at Lacock where all is well.

I am Yours obliged

West Awdry

I see M^r Gladstone ⁴ proposes to make a Sandwich of us, between Calne ⁵ & Malmesbury –