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September 8th, 1842, you will see that I only 

 acknowledged that you had asserted your claim at 

 the proper time, and that you had for the present 

 consented to waive it, to accommodate us. I am 

 leaving town to-day, to return next week, but as the 

 whole matter must now be left between yourself and 

 Gifford, I do not think that you and I need corre- 

 spond further on this subject. 



Yours, &c., 



James Button. 



102, Gloucester Place, June 12th, 1844. 



Dear Lord Barrington, — I beg to enclose you 

 a correspondence which has taken place between 

 Lord Gifford and myself. I have no doubt your 

 Lordship recollects the meeting at Faringdon in 

 1832, the temporary division of the country then 

 made, and acceded to and acted upon by Lord Ducie, 

 then Mr. Moreton. 



There is little doubt you recollect the correspon- 

 dence which took place when Lord Gifford came to 

 Cirencester. I am anxious to know whether, having 

 regard to all these circumstances, your Lordship 

 does not consider that the division of 1832 was only 

 temporary, and that the whole was to revert to the 

 Berkshire country whenever Lord Ducie might retire. 

 It has become necessary for me to assert such right, 

 as I may have to take possession of all the coverts 

 within that country (unless an amicable arrangement 

 is made, of which, I fear, there is now little chance), 

 and I wish, therefore, distinctly to understand whether 

 your Lordship considers the Beckett coverts as be- 

 longing to Berkshire country, and if so, whether I 



