| Description | 1. 23 Sep from Ela Talbot with family news.
2. 26 Sep from Rosamond Talbot regarding rent collection matters and family news regarding Mary Maxwell.
3. 8 Oct from Ela Talbot that she no longer needed Charles to send her the "German book" with translation as Bohn's contained excellent translations of all standard German authors. That she and Rosamond had been very busy since returning to London and had not had time to visit the galleries and exhibitions due to the great number of seriously ill children especially in Rosamond's district caused by bad nursing and lack of care and that the harvest festival service was well attended.
4. 11 Oct from Ela to say that Tilly (Matilda Gilchrist-Clark) planned to move to Speddoch and was much engaged in preparations with help from her children who were anxious to find homes for such of the pets that cannot be removed especially "Fluffy" whose fate was under consideration. Ela has persuaded Tilly to come to London if they found themselves lonely at Speddoch. Canon Barry gave the inaugural lecture for ladies attending the Kings College lectures which made a refreshing change from her District 2 Westminster work although she felt that some of the more respectable families in Laundry yard were glad that she was back to visit them.
5. 12 Oct from Matilda Talbot regarding unpaid farm rents leading to a loss of more than £800 and that the tenant, Mitchell, had made a "midnight flitting" although she had tried get in what crop she could she was £1,000 poorer by the transaction which was an ill-timed loss. That she was moving to Speddoch taking such furniture as would fit, the remainder would go into "Irish Stret" which would be let furnished. She would also have to sell cows, poultry, hay and a quantity of wine. Discusses the appointment of trustees, presumably for her marriage settlement.
6. 14 Oct from Matilda wondering if there was any money due to her from the third part of "Mamie's" money and asking Charles to check this. That Captain (unknown) had suggested that she should rent the house and garden at Speddoch from Jack with the ability to sub-let for shooting but that she would need to consult her fellow trustees. However the estate could not afford to take anything at present and her living there rent free would be a loss to the Estate of about £150 per annum. She would send Charles a proper statement for examination and that a good deal of the wine would be sold.
7. 22 Oct from A C Mitchell requesting a donation towards expenditure not covered by the rates in respect of the administration of relief from vagrancy in Wiltshire.
8. 25 Oct from West Awdry regarding estate matters concerning Mrs Cave and Moses Knee.
9. 27 Oct from Rosamond Talbot apologising for not writing but that starting a work room, day-nursery and girls club in her house had been time consuming, Fanny Awdry had been to stay. She had met Mr Elliot and Mrs Malking (the latter involved in working among the very poor but based in picturesque rooms in the Archbishop's Palace overlooking the river), that one of her Westminster friends had had her leg broken by a falling elm tree in the recent gale. And that despite asking West Awdry some time ago for a proper statement of winding up of her mother's affairs she was still waiting.
10. 28 Oct from Matilda to say she and Connie had been over to Speddoch to measure and found that most of their "good things" can be accommodated by turning out a good deal of what was already there, asking whether Jack can sell the furniture and books and that Captain (unknown) has agreed to be appointed as an additional trustee.
11. 2 Nov from Matilda doubting whether a guardianship for Jack was necessary as he had only nine months' minority to go. Discussion on the sales of furniture, books and livestock.
12. 3 Nov from Ela Talbot reporting that Aunt Caroline taken ill with spasms whilst visiting Mrs Hartmann at Bath and her subsequent death and the ill health of Elinor Llwellyn caused by her constant attendance on her father.
13. 3 Nov from his sister Matilda that there should be no difficulty in appointing Captain (unknown) as another trustee, discussing arrangements for cataloguing the books and preparing a wine list.
14. 4 Nov from Rosamond Talbot regarding the death of Aunt Caroline Edgcumbe.
15. 5 Nov from Earl Mount Edgcumbe reporting the death of the Earl's mother.
16. 7 Nov from Matilda expressing condolences regarding the death of Aunt Caroline and describing house removal arrangements. |