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Document number: 8989
Date: 15 Jul 1865
Postmark: Chippenham 15 Jul 1865
Recipient: TALBOT William Henry Fox
Author: AWDRY West
Collection: British Library, London, Manuscripts - Fox Talbot Collection
Collection number historic: Acc no 21847 (envelope only)
Last updated: 11th October 2014

Chippenham <1>
July 15th

Dear Sir,

We are still under the care of the Guards and about 200 Special Constables. The Magistrates have now about 30 of the rioters under examination, but a great many of them are mere Boys – I hope we shall get at the Leaders who evidently organized them – The polling day for North Wilts is fixed for the 21st (next Friday) betn 8 & 5. You will receive a Card immediately after the nomination which takes place at Devizes on the 18th unless Sir G. Jenkinson <2> should retire on that day, which I am afraid is not likely, though I believe he has no chance of success.

I remain
Yours obliged
West Awdry

The extent of injury I have sustained is confined to the breakage of my office Windows They did not go as the threatened to Monkton.<3>

[envelope:]
H.F. Talbot Esq
Lacock Abbey.
[envelope flap dry embossed 'Monkton, Chippenham']

Notes:

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

2. Sir George Samuel Jenkinson (1817–1892), Conservative MP; sat for N. Wiltshire, 1868–1880

3. Monkton House, Chippenham, Wiltshire: Awdry family home.

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