Chippenham <1>
21st Nov 1832
Dear Sir,
I feel particularly obliged by your kind attention, in acquainting me with your intended marriage <2> –
The intelligence is additionally pleasing, from having heard of Mr Mundy’s <3> family on a former occasion, & which leaves no doubt of your prospects of happiness as a married Man – Permit me to offer my best wishes on the occasion & I remain
Dear Sir
Yr much obliged Sert
W. H. Awdry
W. H. F. Talbot Esq
Markeaton
near Derby
Notes:
1. Chippenham, Wiltshire: largest town near Lacock, 3 miles N.
2. 20 December 1832.
3. Francis Mundy (1771–1837), politician and father of Constance Talbot.