N^o 10 Harley Place
Clifton ^<1>
10^th July 1831

Dear Sir

As I have been staying here for 2 or 3 weeks & do not purpose returning to Chippenham ^<2> before Monday the 18^th Instant I thought I might be preventing a disappointm^t by addressing a line or two from hence in reply to your favor of the 8^th which has reached me here this day. – If you consider the delay of importance & would request either M^r W Awdry or M^r Wilmot ^<3> to wait on the [illegible] agent (M^r [R?] Gundry- ^<4> I presume a meeting might be called in the absence of the Bailiff & should my signature be desired to the Petition & they will forward it to me I will sign it with much pleasure or indeed do any thing you might consider necessary & will point out to me by Letter addressed to me as above – the Petition is at my Bank at Chipp^m and I have sent instructions to my Partner there ( M^r Poole ^<5> to forward your wishes by any means in his power I write in haste to Save the Post

& remain Dear Sir Yours truly
W. Gundry

PS. I was up at Ch. on Wednesday and answered questions on the same Subject – put to me as the returning officer by the Home secretary

W. H. F. Talbot Esq^re
N^o 31 Sackville Street
London

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Notes:

1. Clifton, Bristol, on the Avon Gorge.

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

3. Probably West Awdry (1807–1892), solicitor, Chippenham, and William Wilmot, jnr, solicitor, Chippenham.

4. Possibly William Gundry, banker, Chippenham .

5. Probably of Poole & Carpmael, London solicitors.