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have been of use. We visited Inwood <1> yesterday, where they have been cutting the usual portion of Copse wood. It looked very thin of trees & I shall propose to Mr Awdry to take some of the young Oaks I want to turn out, to fill up the blanks. I perceived the green walks were trampled as if a regiment of Cavalry had passed thro’ – I proceeded to Daniel’s house to demand the reason, he said the hounds had been there last Thursday. I did not know you allowed them, but I suppose you have done like Capn Rooke, <2> who would not hear of them at first, but he tells me they have over persuaded him
If you have any better place for those young Oaks, I will not give them for Inwood because they are very cheap things while young, you did not answer about the Syringas so I went to look at them. There are not 3 or 4 worth moving, the rest are dead or broken. There are a few oaks & Horse Chesnuts there flourishing extremely, surely they had better be left, they will look so well there as single street. Mr F. <3> is gone to Bath to see Mr Clutterbuck <4> to try to get Mr Elgar appointed Parish doctor for this part, the season is coming on for Electing them. Mr Paley <5> is so ill we had no service at all yesterday –
The Chippenham Doctors oppose Mr Elgar <6> but it is very unfair that we should pay him for attending the poor of this place out of our own pockets (as we have done this winter) or else that they are to be neglected.
Henry Fox Talbot Esqr
31. Sackville Street
Notes:
1. Inwood, near Lacock, Wiltshire.
2. Captain Frederick William Rooke (1782–1855), of Lackham, Wilts.
3. Rear Admiral Charles Feilding (1780–1837), Royal Navy; WHFT’s step-father.
4. Thomas Clutterbuck (1779–1852).
5. Rev James Paley (1790–1863), Vicar at Lacock.
6. See Doc. No: 03444.