| Description | Contains:
1. Handwritten family trees of local families by Charles Henry Talbot: Stourton, Seymour, Johnson, Bowden, Hungerford, Thynne.
2. 10 Mar 1953 Letter to Matilda Talbot from Foley with some rough figures, and part of another letter about the same matter. Both in an envelope.
3. Slip of paper annotated "Papers cleared out of box which had worm in it".
4. 7 Feb 1908 Card to Charles Henry Talbot from "M L S" about the spelling of "Abbess" possibly in a painting.
5. Copy of part of the will of Anne Sharington made in 1558, at Somerset House.
6. 28 Mar 1908 Cutting from Wiltshire Times. Nothing on Lacock but article on the will of a Melksham clothier, Richard Earl, Walter Long refusing to lend money to Charles I and others.
7. 2 May 1908 Cutting from Wiltshire Times. As above, nothing on Lacock but article on Walter Long grovelling to Charles I, and Wiltshire debtors during the Wars of the Roses.
8. Notices of meetings of the Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society in 1879 (3).
9. 1953-1955 Stock issues from the Bank of England.
10. Empty envelope addressed to Charles Henry Talbot with note that it was from Batsford, received 5 Jul 1916.
11. 28 Jun 1916 Newspaper cutting from Western Daily Press with a letter from Thomas Methley and a map showing Germany in 1950. The map shows the German empire as having absorbed Germany's neighbours and having a population of 250,000,000; United Kingdom has "?" over it, France has a population of 40,000,000 half of which are Germans.
12. Part of an envelope addressed to R H Foley. On other side is a label "Papers held for Miss Talbot" with a few notes on what is held.
13. Undated catalogue of stationary at Henry Rodrigues' warehouse.
14. 25 Sep 1952 Newspaper cutting on the Friese-Green film "The Magic Box" being well received.
15. 3 Nov 1916 Photograph sent to Charles Henry Talbot of Marie-Jose de Belgique, the Princess of Belgium, from unknown correspondent.
16. Bundle of notes by Charles Henry Talbot on various Wiltshire properties and families from books, undated.
17. Notes by Anthony Maskelyne on some Chancery rolls made in 1891.
18. Copy of an inscription from a painting saying "Bar & William Davenports given him, 1738" with annotations by Charles Henry Talbot.
19. Undated pencil notes on deeds at Mr King's, author unknown.
20. Address of Dr Augustus Jessop, writer and archaeologist, for Charles Henry Talbot.
21. Leaflet exhorting Liberals to register to vote, undated.
22. Leaflets on registration of electors for county and district councils with qualifications needed (2).
23. 30 Jun 1888 Note to Charles Henry Talbot from John W Spencer enclosing three handbills setting out qualifications for registration (three above).
24. 1 Aug 1916 Letter to Charles Henry Talbot from Aaron Watson on the Encyclopaedia Metropolitana and Charles Henry Talbot's father.
25. Copy of a letter to Sir John Talbot from George Vernon about Bishop Gauden and Charles I, and other political matters.
26. 30 Aug 1948 Letter to Matilda Talbot from the National Museum of Ireland wanting information and copies of documents about John Ivory, later John Ivory Talbot, who founded the John Ivory School in New Ross.
27. Rough family tree of the Ivory family to John Ivory Talbot. On reverse is part of another family tree.
28. Rough family tree of the ancestors of Jane Littleton and Sharington Talbot junior.
29. Brochure on English mural monuments and tombstones published by B T Batsford Ltd.
30. Brochure on "The County Church", a series of guides to old parish churches of England, published by B T Batsford Ltd.
31. 8 Apr 1945 Letter to Matilda Talbot from Mr Barclay at the Science Museum about items she had lent before the war to do with photography: he cannot remember if he had them or where they were.
32. Rough family tree of the Thynne family.
33. Rough family tree of the Hungerford family.
34. Copy in Latin of a document referring to the abbey of Lacock.
35. 26 Feb 1910 Note by Charles Henry Talbot about William Collett being prepared to give £3 a year for the paddock and garden that used to belong with the Old Angel.
36. Fascimile of two deeds of 1553 of letters patent for Edward Baynard concerning William Sharington.
37. Two rough pieces of paper of notes by Charles Henry Talbot, one of a cartulary of Lacock and one fragment. |