| Description | 1. Undated copy of the will of the Honorable Caroline Augusta Edgecumbe, Viscountess Valletort with which is bundled:
a. 6 Jan 1832 Codicil to the will.
b. 1832 Copy document concerning the dividends of South Sea annuities.
2. 4 Jul 1840 Letter to William Read King from William Henry Fox Talbot asking him to return a letter he had sent him from Messrs Hillier as he wants to look at it again.
3. (3 Jul 1840) letter to William Read King from William Henry Fox Talbot referring to a letter received from Mr Awdry about when he might assume his office of Sherriff.
4 18 Dec 1742 Extract from a settlement which excerpts an indenture between Sir John Talbot and Sharington Talbot for the benefit of his heirs dated on or about 25 Oct 1683; indenture dated on or about 30 Jun 1716 being the settlements on the late wife of Sir John Talbot; deed poll of 1 Jan 1738 whereby Sir John Talbot directed payments be made by Trustees for the benefit of his heirs. This extract is wrapped around:
a. Undated letter to William Henry Fox Talbot which references the enclosure of the Indenture dated on or about 25 Oct 1683.
b. Note to look into William Henry Fox Talbot's Old Deeds to establish "if in the first Settlement there is any such name name as Sharington Talbot" and to search for a specific paper.
c. Note to make enquiries of Mr Fleming.
d. Note to confirm the marriage between Sharington Talbot and Elizabeth Leighton which queries if her mother was Mary Zouch.
5. 7 Jul 1840 Letter from William Henry Fox Talbot to William Read King relating to the Leighton Pedigree which incorporates the latter's short response. Inside this document is the original letter of 7 July 1840 from William Read King to William Henry Fox Talbot replying to his questions relating to the marriage of Sharington Talbot and Elizabeth Leighton which instigated the correspondence.
6. 31 Jan 1840 letter (in two parts: address and letter) to William Read King from William Henry Fox Talbot seeking his advice about the business of Sheriff "that I may not get into any great scrapes" upon his own assumption of the role.
7. 1841 Draft deed poll by the Right Honorable Lady Elisabeth Theresa Fox Feilding revoking a deed poll made by her in execution of the power of appointment given her by the will of her late husband, Rear Admiral Feilding, over his seal and personal estate. |