Tredegar Mineral Estate Office,
Cardiff

11 Dec^r 1872

Dear Sir

I beg to thank you for your letter of the 26^th Nov^r I have just received Professor Esheridge's Report and the subject is receiving our consideration.

That Iron Ore exists on your Property there is no question, but the extent is uncertain. I thank you for your consent to put down Pits if necessary. If on consideration we are of opinion that the probable extent will warrant an expenditure of Capital, I will write to you again on the subject - ^<1>

Yours faithfully
Alex^r Bassett

H. F. Talbot Esq^re
Lacock Abbey

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Notes:

1. Although apparently nothing came of it at the time, WHFT returned to this interest 15 years later - see Doc. No: 10031.