From Richard Almack 23 January 1851

My dear Sir

Hitcham Manor.

I had some conversation with M. ^r Harper respecting the Trustees for your Chantry Lands, copyhold of this Manor, and it is to the interest of your parish to take an early opportunity of vesting the Estate in New Trustees – whom the present Lord has I believe promised to admit without a Fine.

I send a List of 24 persons who were adm. ^d in 1778. If any are Living, and you will inform me with certainty who they are, with other names to make up 24 Trustees I will do what is necessary.

If they are all dead the survivor must be ascertained with certainty, and his heir must take admission, and surrender to the new Trustees.

The new Trustees must be yourself, your Churchwarden, and other respectable persons, but the younger the better. I am willing that my name shall be one, as I see the former Steward was one.

Believe me to be | very truly yours | Rich. ^d Almack

John Wenyoe Esq ^r Brettenham [JSH: Dead]

Edward Goale Esq. Brent Ely [Dead]

Charles Squire. Stew. Of the Manor [Dead]

Hy. Hill, Clerk, Buxhall [Dead]

Thomas Cook the Yr, Clerk, Elsworth, Camb ^shr [Dead]

Edward Mills, Clerk, Hitcham [Dead]

John Ransom, Farmer, Hitcham [Dead]

& John, his son, [Dead]

John Enals, Farmer, Hitcham [Dead]

& John, his son, [Dead]

John Clover, (son of Ja. ^s Clover) [illeg.]piller, Hitcham

Joseph Leaver, Weelwright, Hitcham

& John, his son,

Richard Kembale, Farmer, Hitcham

& John, his son, [last survivor, died at Stowmarket]

Thomas Maidwell, Farmer, Hitcham

Thomas Dansie (son of Tho. ^s Dansie), Farmer, Hitcham

John Beunel, Farmer, Hitcham

Robert Pocklington & H.J. Sharpe Pocklington (Sons of Samuel Pocklington), Esquires, Chelsworth

Thomas Kemball, Farmer, Hitcham

Robert Wade, Farmer Hitcham