WCP1654

Hertford

July 5. 1835

I have sent for F — home }¹

My dear Sir

I had written a letter some days ago at the request of Fanny for a further remittance, but in consequence of your present situation I thought it useless to send it — The object of this is not to harrass [sic] you — but to request of you to inform me How I ought to act with respect to the claims my children have on you as their Grandfather's² Executor, whether it will be proper for Fanny (as she is the only one of Age) to put in her claim, and what is to be done by us for the Minors. Alfred³ can have no right to his £100 until he is of Age — & it will be difficult to make any substantiate a claim to the £30 [2] left to Herbert⁴ — as ^his dear Sister's⁵ Will was never proved — ^{& I was willing as} I am now to ^{trust to your honor} something has been said of the propriety of making application to Mr Draper⁶ as the other Trustee; but I will ^would not resort to that until I had written for your advice, for I feel that confidence in you My dear Sir that notwithstanding your present difficulties you will do the best for my dear children and will acknowledge the debt due to them by paying me the trifling Interest that is due on the dividends, — (I am sorely put to it _{for a few pounds}). It is a sad unfortunate affair for yourself and glad sh[oul]^d. I have been if Fanny's legacy had been paid her when she was ^became of Age (two years ago)[.] I do not know what to do about John⁷ — there is half a Years Board due which he ^{Mr Webster 8}now looks to William⁹ for — & in the Event of his [3] not paying it shortly, John will be discharged — as he (Mr Webster) is not bound to keep him by any Articles — as nothing has been Settled — It is William's wish (as Mr G. M.¹⁰ has no objection to giving up his Indentures) to bind John to Mr Webster for the remaining four years. That is If his money could be transferred over to W[illia]m or be so placed that it can be received half yearly for the payment of his Board &c —

It will afford me great consolation if you could inform me what chance there is of your refunding the money as Alfred & Herbert become of Age, for I am told they could then make a claim upon you or your Executors — I hope my dear Sir you will reply to this without delay — & give me all the satisfaction you are able — William is afraid of shew[in]g himself in London for that Elkin the apothecary has threatened to arrest him for his debt of [4] £20 —, therefore we are desirous of its not being known where he is — for it would be W[illia]m's utter ruin if anything of that nature was to occur — If he keeps his situation he may in time be able to pay all off, but he¹¹ has borrowed so much ^{to live at all the last twelvemonths} — that the whole of his £50 p[e]^r. ann[um]. is all due before he receives it — He is very ill poor fellow with the abscesses which he has ^now brought to a Suppuration in his throat which has done him good by keeping them open tho'[?] it has reduced him uncommonly — with my love to my dear Sister in affliction¹² believe [me] Sir Ever gratefully yours | M A Wallace¹³ [signature]

Tho^s. Wilson Esq^{r 14}

4 Barnards Inn

Holborn¹⁵