WCP1256

[1]

Oct 18 1845

Dear Brother¹

I w I write at the request of John² & Alfred³ concerning their Legacies that it is probable to be in your power to pay them off? or even part now soon would be very useful to both, more particularly to John (as his money has been the longest due five years) he can do nothing in his business without a small capital to start upon according to a statement given to him by his Father⁴ there appears to be £136 due without interest & to Alfred 99 — They are anxious you must suppose to have ^receive their money ^during your life [illeg.] as it is doubtful whether they could claim make any legal claim upon your Estate, to prevent anything that maybe prove unpleasant to either party — you could enter into some agreement with your Sons to pay from your Estate the money due on the Legacies ^{& also on the Note} in case these should not be discharged in your life time — Life is so uncertain to all of us it is but justice to my [2] children to secure to them the right of claiming what is their due. I hope you are even now doing better than last year and when you next write I trust you will be able to name the month where John may expect an Instalment on his Legacy — I have never once doubted your good intentions to fulfill all you have promised and concerned we all were that such a total reverse in affairs should have prevented your doing what you so sanguinely contemplated. for our benefit —

Hoping to hear as quickly after to receipt of this as possible[.]

I remain yours truly | M A Wallace⁵ [signature]

due to John Wallace from M^r Wilson as 80 to M^r Greenell

Legacy	£200 —
Paid in advance	— 62
Duty deducted	138 2
	£136