July 1 1826

 

My dear William,

        I send you your quarterly account as usual.  They are not so high as I expected, as I was obliged this quarter to take down the end of Fox's Borough House & rebuild it & sundry minor expenses were necessarily incurred.

       Ingrams has left Tytherington & we must now undertake the farmhouse there.  The roof of the old  part of the house must be all new - it is totally decayed;  & as the greater part of the walls are lath & plaster & could not possibly bear any additional weight, I am quite sure that by far the cheapest plan will be to pull down all the old parlours ...  & rebuild merely kitchen, cellar, pantry ... with bedrooms over.  Prangley thinks that to do so would cost about 250£ only, & if any large portion of materials can be worked up, the amount will be of course so much the less.  I have consulted with Edward & we shall pull down the old buildings forthwith;  when down, we shall be able to calculate to a £ what it will cost to raise the ... we have determined on.

       
Your affectionate Brother
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