| Description | 1. 19 Apr 1768 to say he had arrived in London the previous day but has been unable to see Mr Drummond. He is still waiting to hear of the ship but thinks it will be delayed.
2. 15 Sep 1768 to say he is delayed by having to have boots and shoes made, but will set out the following week. Asks Davenport to send a letter to him via Mr Drummond and pay Mr Clarke £50.
3. 20 Oct 1768 thanking Davenport for checking the power Llewellyn thought he had over Talbot's affairs: had asked his brother to stay at Margam over Christmas; writing from Switzerland, he describes the area, mentions wine production and the Great Route to Germany and Holland.
4. 28 Oct 1769 complaining about the lack of letters waiting for him. Says he expects the family to be in Bath for the winter by this time.
5. 29 Dec 1968 discussing Davenport's suggestion the estate at Landough and St Mary Church be surveyed; asks him to arrange a new lease with the Coal Company; glad Lord Warwick is going to sell his Gower estate in parcels, as he would prefer to buy areas close to his own estates rather than buying the entire estate; complains that Llewellyn has told him the Company has laid a wagon way close to Home Farm at Margam and filled in hollows with soil.
6. 30 Jan 1769 thanking him for settling the affair with the coal company, mentions Mr Dowdeswell and Mr Barrow; discusses the Company's proposals and whether he should buy; talks of his health and financial affairs, and says that he is buying lace from a Dutchman the next day.
7. 30 Mar 1769 apologising that a letter received from his friend to Davenport had given Davenport so much trouble. Discusses when he intends to leave Switzerland.
8. 3 Jun 1769 describing his journey to Strasbourg: encourages Davenport to conceal nothing about his sister's health and says he can be back in England in under 8 days if there is any danger to her.
9. Jul 1769 about his previous enquiry into his sister's health. Asks for news of her and suggests that if there is any danger she travel to Nice, Marseilles and Montpellier. Says he intends to start drinking the waters on the following day and has been taking baths for the previous 5 days in preparation.
10. 26 Aug 1769 from Torino about his health and taking waters; says that the estimates for the amount of coal a pottery company would use is exaggerated; talks of arrangements for his horses at Margam and some money needed.
11. 22 Oct 1769 thanking him for telling him about his sister; he hopes her journey to the south of France will not be necessary; discusses his property at Landough, thinks it would be a good idea to grub up the pollard trees in the hedgerows.
12. 25 Oct 1769 thanking Davenport for his attempts to gain Talbot a commission in the Glamorganshire militia. Mentions other British gentlemen in Italy who wear regimental uniform and are respected.
13. 16 Dec 1769 to say how shocked he is by the news in Davenport's previous letter and is worried that the affair has affected his grandfather.
14. 23 Dec 1769 thanking him for his letter and his commission. Enquires how the Colliery is doing. Asks Davenport to tell him of his visit to the Landough estate, and hopes that the Lodge Hill wall has been completed as there will be time to plant trees there.
15. 27 Jan 1770 to say he approves of the plan to fell timber on the Landough estate, leaving sufficient to repair buildings. Suggests employing a Woodward. Asks for information on the planting done. He will try and find a suitable lady to accompany his sister next summer, and asks Davenport to tell him how his sister really is.
16. 19 Dec 1770 discussing the advisability of purchasing William Jenkins' land; doubts about whether Dr Warwick will be able to sell land; agrees with Davenport's proposals to improve the moor lands; reports that the Duchess of Beaufort has arrived in Nice.
17. 25 Feb 1781 reporting that a mortgage had been signed that morning; he will try to visit Lacock as often as possible; is glad to hear his aunt's picture is now finished.
18. 22 Apr 1781 apologising for causing problems with Mr Goldney's clerk; Drummonds had said they received a draft for £500 and he will send the bond to Glamorgan or bring it to Lacock when he visits.
19. Undated letter in French from Turin. |