Chippenham ^<1>

19^th June 1838

Dear Sir,

I have spoken to young John Humphries ^<2> – to day – on the subject of your Letter rec^d this morning – & he assures me, that he has no fear of being able to take charge of the Garden, for the time you mention – Altho’ you did not desire me to write, I thought it possible you might expect to hear before you return, as I did not learn at the Abbey when you meant to be at home –

I am Dear Sir
Y^r Obliged Ser^t

W.H. Awdry

W.H.F. Talbot Esq
31 Sackville Street
Piccadilly
London

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Notes:

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

2. John Humphries, gardener at Lacock Abbey in the early 1840’s.