1831 plan for school at Snitterfield
with a letter from James Trubshaw to Mark Philips

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Transcript of text of letter

[?] indicates a doubt over the meaning of the original.

[seal]                                                                                                  Mr Trubshaw Sepr 19 1831                                                                                                                               with Plan of School                                                                                                                             House for Snitterfield                                            Recd [?] Sepr 21                                                                                                                                                  Mark Philips Esqr                                                                                                                                                     The Park                                                                                                                                                       Nr Manchester -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                                                                                                                                             Haywood Sepr. 19th 1831 Dear Sir             With this you have a sketch of a School which I hope will meet your approbation - You will perceive I have brought it out about 2 feet before the gable end of the Cottage towards the road as we proposed when you was there and have taken the end of the Cottage for the School - The dotted red line shews the site of the present building proposed to be taken & which I hope you have arranged with the Clergyman & the Parishioners for[?] — Should the Schoolmaster have the Cottage there may be an access either out of the Porch of the House or School —             I am going to Weston on Wednesday and & shall afterwards be in the neighbourhood of Shipston on Stour surveying a line of Country for a branch from the Stratford and Moreton railway to Shipston which will occupy my time several days —   Should you have made arrangements for the school & wish it to be begun I will go over to Snitterfield and set it out before I leave the neighbourhood —   I am sorry this sketch has not been sent sooner but the whole of my time has been taken up at Chester for the last month on account of my Son’s indisposition who I am sorry to say continues very unwell                                                            I am Dear Sir                                                                        Your Obedient Servant                                                                                   J.T[?]. Trubshaw P.S.   A letter will find me at the George           Inn at Shipston on Stour till Monday or           Tuesday next week —