| Description | 1. c1917 Copy letter, probably from Richard Foley, to Mr F Latham regarding his tenancy: he can't agree to Mr Latham's wish to terminate it until Charles Henry Talbot's will is proved.
2. Envelope containing:
a. Newspaper cutting on an appeal for Preservation of the Great Medieval Barn at Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire Times 8 Jul 1916
b. Note that the writer has "an aristotle, printed in 1539 and apparently edited by Erasmus, in good condition"
c. Note that the 1839 Tithe Map does not show footpaths. Darley's 1827 map shows some of them.
d. Note that Wilts Notes & Queries (p473) sold to B.H.Styles in 1920.
e. Note that Inquisitions post Mortem are missing parts 1,4,5
f. Note in Latin. Appears to be a passage from Enchiridion de Fide, ad Laurentium. cXXIX
g. 17 Jun 1914 letter from Harold Brakespear discussing the shouldered door in the room under the dining room and the dorter stairs at Lacock Abbey.
h. Note that Calvin, Institution of the Christian Religion, was damp and decayed at the end of the book.
i. Literature for ice and freezing machines from the Wenham Lake Ice Company.
j. 25 Apr 1916 letter from Richard Foley to Charles Henry Talbot regarding canal towing paths
3. 21 Jun 1915 letter from Bank of England to Charles Henry Talbot plus information sheets (2) and application form for War Loan 1925-1945 stock and bonds (2).
4. 30 Dec 1914 Letter from George White, Keary, Stokes & White, Solicitors, to Charles Henry Talbot regarding the tithe at Vicarage Site and Hilly Pieces and the vicar's liability for rectorial tithe.
5. 10 Dec 1914 Letter from George White, Keary, Stokes & White, Solicitors, to Charles Henry Talbot regarding death duty payments.
6. 18 Nov 1914 Letter from George White, Keary, Stokes & White, Solicitors, to Charles Henry Talbot regarding lands settled at the marriage of Charles Henry Talbot's parents William Henry Fox Talbot and Constance Mundy and proportion of these vested to Mrs Gilchrist Clark (Matilda) and Miss Rosamond Constance Talbot.
7. 5 Dec 1914 Letter from George White, Keary, Stokes & White, Solicitors, to Charles Henry Talbot regarding lands settled at the marriage of Charles Henry Talbot's parents particularly Little Flaxleigh.
8. 7 May 1915 Copy letter from Edmund Awdry to Keary, Stokes and White, Solicitors, about the Larks House change from Boys' Home to Children's Home.
9. 8 May 1915 Letter from George White, Keary, Stokes & White, Solicitors. to Charles Henry Talbot regarding the draft lease of Larks House (copy of draft not present).
10. Handwritten notes by Charles Henry Talbot on points raised in above letter (3 pages).
11. 10 May 1915 Letter from George White, Keary, Stokes & White, Solicitors, to Charles Henry Talbot regarding Miss Rosamond Talbot, deceased, and a cheque for Mrs Elizabeth Jones.
12. 7 Dec 1914 Letter from George White, Keary, Stokes & White, Solicitors, to Charles Henry Talbot regarding payment of settlement estate duty and legacy duty after the death of Rosamond Talbot.
13. Copy of sermon given by Reverend William Gilchrist Clark-Maxwell on the reopening of the restored chancel of Lacock Parish Church 14 Jun 1903, copied by Rosamond Talbot.
14. 4 Jul 1905 Letter from from George Bookham to unknown, probably Charles Henry Talbot, enclosing two photos from Spedding's Bacon to compare with picture in gallery.
15. 1906 Receipted business account from the executors of the late Rosamond Talbot to Messrs Adamson & Blacklock.
16. Receipted bill from G Horstmann & Sons, jewellers and opticians.
17. Receipted bill from M & A Turton, Anglo-American Agency and Bank, San Remo, for funeral expenses for Rosamond Talbot.
18. Receipt from Church of Saint John the Baptist, San Remo, for use of mortuary for the burial of Rosamond Talbot.
19. Receipted bill from Citta Di Sanremo Ufficio del Servizio Moruario for expenses related to the death of Rosamond Talbot (in Italian).
20. Receipted bill from James Tayler & Sons, coal, coke and straw merchants, for 2 tons of coal.
21. Receipted bill from Charles Wiltshire for storage, repairs and moving services.
22. Receipt from Corsham Waterworks for payment of water rates (3).
23. Receipts from Anne Wilkins and Elizabeth Jones for half a year's annuity payable to them under the will of the late Miss Talbot (3).
24. Receipts from Henriette Sanit for half a year's annuity payable to her under the will of the late Miss Talbot (2).
25. 29 May 1908 Letter from P Delme Awdry acknowledging receipt of cheque for £1500 to pay off mortgage.
26. 8 Sep 1909 Letter from Gowen & Stevens, sanitary engineers, regarding the ordering and installation of a new boiler, with literature for an Ideal boiler "B" series. |