Chippenham <1>
18 Dec. 1860
Dear Sir,
I have remitted £500• to Messrs Coutts & Co <2> £300• of Scotland in Edinburgh (for which they are the London Agents) for your credit.
I enclose a Note for the £500 –
I intended to ride over to Lacock this Morning but have been prevented. I hope to do so tomorrow but write by post lest you should be leaving the Abbey Early –
I am Dear Sir Yours obliged
West Awdry
W. H. F. Talbot Esq
[envelope:]
H. F. Talbot Esq
Lacock Abbey
Notes:
1. Chippenham, Wiltshire: largest town near Lacock, 3 miles N.
2. Coutts & Company, bankers, London.