[draft:]

9 March / 46

Y^e foll^g is offered. It is of same proviso but more concisely expressd And whereas y^e s^d – & did

in y^e

offer to sell to y^e

that is to by a certain letter of w^ch y^e foll^g is a copy

{Copy of y^e letter here insertd}

But y^e – have neither acceptd nor

And y^e s^d – &c have since that time entirely wthdrwn

by 2 letters of w^ch y^e foll^g are copies

{Copies

And whereas y^e s^d – & –

have made no other offer to y C^y concerning y^e s^d matter

and have not done nor will do any other act or thing whatever tndg to engage them toward y^e s^d C^mpy in y^e s^d matter

It is agreed

And it is further agreed by & between that if (within y^e next 3 years) any part of y^e s^d close shall be taken and purchasd by the s^d R Com^py, and on reexamination of ye title, the title of y^e s^d SF & J shall before to have been defective

& the pri by reason s^d defect in y^e title the price payable by the s^d Com^py to y^e s^d Talbot for y^e s^d land shall not be paid to y^e s^d Talbot his Leins & asizes, but shall be directed by or a court of law to be paid to some other person or persons or to be paid into Court

then

(here some equtable provisions to be inserted, to replace M^r Talbot in y^e positⁿ he was in before this negotiotⁿ

[expanded version:]

9 March / 1846

The following is offered. It is of same proviso but more concisely expressed. And whereas the said Stephen and Isaac Fussell did offer to sell to the

that is to by a certain letter of which the following is a copy

{Copy of the letter here inserted}

But the Company have neither accepted nor

And the said Stephen and Isaac Fussell have since that time entirely withdrawn

by two letters of which the following are copies

{Copies}

And whereas the said Stephen and Isaac Fussell have made no other offer to the Company concerning the said matter

and have not done nor will do any other act or thing whatsoever tending to engage them toward the said Company in the said matter

It is agreed

And it is further agreed by & between that if (within the next three years) any part of the said close shall be taken and purchased by the said Railway Company, and on re-examination of the title, the title of the said Stephen and Isaac Fussell shall be found to have been defective

and the pri by reason said defect in the title the price payable by the said Company to the said William Henry Fox Talbot for the said land shall not be paid to the said William Henry Fox Talbot his Heirs and assignees, but shall be directed by or a court of law to be paid to some other person or persons or to be paid into Court

then

(here some equitable provisions to be inserted, to replace Mr Talbot in the position he was in before this negotiation)