| Description | 1. 19 Jun from Rosamond Talbot with family news. Writes that the new railway makes travel so much easier and there is more traffic than the company expected, and wants to know if there is any news on the halt at Lacock.
2. 11 Mar from Reverend Dukinfield Astley, British Archaeological Society, asking if a paper on Lacock can be ready by May.
3. 7 Mar from Reverend Dukinfield Astley, British Archaeological Society, asking him to submit a paper on Lacock.
4. Undated note on family history.
5. Undated note on a portrait by Vandyck of Mary Villiers, Duchess of Richmond. Copy at Lacock.
6. Undated note on the painter Thomas Beach, a pupil of Sir Joshua Reynolds.
7. Undated note on expenses.
8. Undated notes on various items.
9. Undated note on the storm of 11 Sep 1903 which blew down elm trees.
10. 19 May from Reverend Dukinfield Astley, British Archaeological Society, with an address of M Paul Hamelin.
11. 24 May from Tilly with family news and to say the railway gates do not open automatically, a gatekeeper opens them.
12. 28 May from C E Mathews to confirm he would like to organise a trip to Lacock Abbey.
13. 24 May from C E Mathews of the Birmingham Shakespeare Club to say their membership includes Joseph Chamberlain MP, Sir Oliver Lodge and other leading men, and they are visiting Wiltshire and would like to see the interior of Lacock Abbey.
14. 26 May from Harold Brakspear to say they are expecting the bishop to bless their new house on the 9th and he hopes Talbot can attend.
15. 13 Jul from William Gilchrist Clark thanking him for his suggestions on "Shepariche", he knows of no connection with Longespee.
16. 14 Jun from Dr John R Philpots offering shell specimens for sale.
17. 11 May from Reverend Dukinfield Astley, British Archaeological Society, enclosing various photographs of Lacock Abbey taken by the members and wanting to know if they are of use in illustrating his paper.
18. 30 May from Edwin Smith about arrangements for the visit of Birmingham Shakespeare Club.
19. 2 Jun from Edwin Smith about arrangements for the visit of Birmingham Shakespeare Club.
20. 5 Jun from Edwin Smith about arrangements for the visit of Birmingham Shakespeare Club.
21. 16 Jun from Reverend Dukinfield Astley, British Archaeological Society asking if Talbot's paper is ready and suggesting that a there could be a different paper on the church.
22. 17 Jun from Edward H Goldney, Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society, asking him to contribute to a piece about Bewley Court.
23. 27 Jun from Miss Fear asking for a donation in return for a book by William Henry Fox Talbot as she is alone and poor.
24. 25 Jun from Mrs Chandler complaining that the abbey was not open to the public when she arrived on Saturday at 4pm.
25. 30 Jun from Mrs Chandler assuring him that access to Lacock Abbey could never be regarded as anything other than a favour and a privilege.
26. 24 Jun from Matilda Talbot with family news.
27. 11 Jun from Mr Ashburner about water closets for the school asking about the financial liabilities of members of the Board of Management begin and end.
28. 23 June from Edwin Smith about the words "blind story".
29. 9 June from Mr Ashburner about flushing water closets being preferable. |