Railway Office
17 Cornhill 11 Nov^r 1835

Sir

The Directors of the Great Western Railway desire me to thank you for your kind Congratulations on the Success of their last application to Parliament, & remembering your active Services in advocating & supporting that Measure in the former Session, they feel deeply grateful for the part you took in forwarding their Views, which were calculated to prove highly beneficial to the Town of Chippenham ^<1> & the neighbouring Country –

I remain, Sir, Your most obed Serv^t
Char^s A. Saunders
Secretary

H. F. Talbot Esq,
Laycock Abbey,
Chippenham

[address panel:]
H. F. Talbot Esq^re
Lacock Abbey
Chippenham
PtPd

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Notes:

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