Copy of letter from Mr. Phelps to Mr. Boucher Esq.

 

My Dear Sir,

Capt a’Court has just been with me. He is much disconcerted at the delay in our proceedings, as he has made arrangements for joining his Brother in Spain, and only waits a Settlement of our Business, which I told him would have been, as this week.

Let me entreat you to send up the requisite affidavit - and to send me the counterpart of Lease to get executed by Trustees, which I will afterwards send up to Mr D a Costa with the Land Tax Redemption, with directions to get Deed ingrossed for execution.

We are really waiting (and idling I may say) for what could be done in half a day. As your quarters are good, I will come and be clerk to you, if you cannot find a substitute.

I fix that Sir William a’Court’s son’s life shall be added in Baldwins copyhold, and I propose that Captain a’Court, the Boy, and myself will wait on you and the Dean next Monday at 12 o’clock, for the purpose of the Grant, when we may I trust either expedite or conclude other matters. Unless I hear from you to the contrary, you will expect us, and arrange with the Dean who must I think entertain a like surprize with my client as to this delay.

He will lodge the Price of the copyholds if you desire it, on the other conveyance being executed, and as we have arranged that Mr. Everett shall take a conveyance hereafter from Sir William a’Court, I trust we will meet no further opposition, and when we meet, can fix the price and terms to be given to the others.

I am Dear Sir

Yours very obediently

S. F. Phelps

 

Warminster

July 16th 1823

 


 

Copy Letter from Mr. Phelps to Mr. H. Everett

 

 

Dear Sir,

   I hope you have signified to your uncle the mode of proceedings so as to insure him the Reversion of his Land. And that you and he have confidence in the a’Court’s and myself for the performance of such a promise. The plan will be a waiver if desired, of any right of preemption, so that a conveyance may be had of this inter alios, to Sir William a Court, who will afterwards convey to your uncle at such price as Mr. Webb may fix, taking all things into consideration, and upon a relative value, as they pay for theirs.

     We wish to avoid all possible misunderstanding with the Dean or with Mr. Boucher, which perhaps would arise if separate treaties prevailed, having concluded with him at one certain price for the whole. And I make this communication to you because the more we are advised on the subject, the plainer it is made appear to us, the Right of Purchase is with William alone, but whether so or not, it matters not to your Uncle, since he received the assurance of accommodation from us. We only therefore have to apprize you the mode proposed for concluding the Business.

I am yours obediently

S. F. Phelps

 

Warminster

July 16th 1823