The transcription:
Kinsham Court,
Presteign,
Radnorshire
Copy
Sept 29 1923
My Dear Ross,
I enclose the promised statement showing the position of the hymn money.
Mr. Paymcorth already made out concern you really, but they've included because I thought they might be of interest to you. Mr. Propt's account in the other hand is of importance, because it gives some idea of the probable trend of things in the future.
Before you - Alfred dec___ on hand. You are going to use the money there are ? think; 5 main points which you will have to take
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into consideration.
1. The sum in hand and at your immediate disposal is 150 pounds.
2. Profits will decline rapidly in future, but there might always to be a small trickle coming in.
3. The next ____ to come in will represent profits for his Jean (1923) & the cheque will probably arrive about April next year.
4. We only spoke of Edward. But you might like to consider whether it will run to doing anything for Sum as well.
5. I think that a safe way of looking at it will be to assume that time will be anotherb 100 pounds during the course of the next 5 or 6 years-- or, in other words that you will get 250 pounds in all.
If it is less I shall be disappointed, if more then is much the better.
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As regards the use you make of it I imagine you will either
1. put the money now (and as you get it) into something in the nature of a Savings Account at your Bank, & draw on it from time to time to pay premiums etc.
2. Spend the 150 pounds at once in the same way.
Several ideas have occurred to me, but I want you to feel you have an absolutely free hand.
I am ready to send you a cheque for the 150 pounds at once, & for future money as it came in, & leave it at that.
Will you assimulate the facts at your leisure, & ask me any questions about anything that I have not made plain?
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There has been quite a little outbreak of the hymns lately, as shown & my press cuttings; & Harwood's new setting is on the eve of publication:
I will send you a few copies of when I have any, & it will be all to the son if you can distribute them in likely directions:
I won't stand off how telling you our ordinary news - this letter is long already.
Yours affect(ionall)y
Jack
Go: in my greenhouse & so I'm off fishing.
Submitted by Richard Hungerford at 1:04 PM on June 12, 2026.