Chippenham
1 March 1854

Dear Sir,

I enclose the particulars of your present Establishment, if I took them down correctly this morning, for your future return - Unless I hear from you to the contrary I will fill up your Return accordingly, when applied to for the purpose at Lady day-^<1> If you should hereafter use the additional four wheeled Carriage which you spoke of as a family Coach you will have to pay £3·10· a year for it - There is no progressive duty now - nor any power of compounding when existing Contracts are put an end to, as in your Case -

I am Dear Sir Your obliged Serv^t
West Awdry

The Letter to which I attended is in the Times of to-day, but refers particularly to Charter House

For 1854 & 1855

£ s d.

4 Male Servants

1 Page -

1 Carriage (2 Horses)

2 4 Wheel Carriages drawn by 1 Horse)

1 Cobourg -

3 Horses -

2 Dogs -

Armorial Bear^gs

[col. 2:]

4·4·0

- 10·6

3·10·0

4·0·0

- 15· -

3·3·0

1·4·0

2·12·9

£19:19:3

4 Servants -

1 four Wheel Carr^gedrawn by 2 Horses

1 Poney Carriage drawn by 1 Horse

1 Railway Carriage

1 Cobourg -^<2>

3 Horses -

2 Dogs -

Armorial Bear^gs

4·4·0

3·10·0

2·0·0

2·0·0

15·0

3·3·0

1·4·0

2·12·9

£19·8·9

Present composⁿ

£31·9·9-

without Dogs

£1·4·0-

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Notes:

1. Lady Day is one of the traditional English quarter days, the Feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin, on 25 March.

2. The cobourg was a two-wheeled covered carriage, used especially in the country.

[envelope:]
H F. Talbot Esq
Lacock Abbey