Chippenham ^<1>

4 May 1865

Dear Sir,

I know of no other method of meeting M^r Nicholls ^<2> difficulty than providing him the Sum you have (£250) when it is required, which I will undertake to do, on your joint note, repayable if you prefer it by easy instalments say £50 p^r Ann: This will be certainly the least expensive and simplest plan, and I hope the Vicar would not feel the diminution of his income very much.

I remain
Yours obliged

West Awdry

H. F. Talbot Esq

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Notes:

1. Chippenham, Wiltshire: largest town near Lacock, 3 miles N.

2. Rev Edward Powell Nicholl (1831–1902), Vicar of Lacock from 1864 until his resignation in 1870; photographer.