38 CDe Wc!i$lcp(Ja!e Rounas 



Thornton Rust, 



Dec. 26th, 1820. 



Dear Sir, — 



I received your note by the man of whom we bought 

 the fox, I perfectly agree with you in thinking we had 

 better hunt them both to-morrow, provided the first makes 

 a short run, that is, only four or five miles, at all events we 

 can hunt him another day. I have not given the man any- 

 thing for him, if you will pay him for the fox, I will 

 settle with you to-morrow. 



I remain, dear Sir, 



Yours truly, 



(Signed) JNO. CHAPMAN. 

 J. Willis, Esq. 



Cost of Hunt. 



I FIND from my old Hunt Book tliat the cost 

 of hunting for eight years from 1863 to 1870 

 inclusive, was £153 6s. 6d., the hounds were then 

 a trencher fed pack — this is an average of just 

 under £19 a year. There are included in these 

 figures two items of £8 and £3 for sheep 



