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August 27th 1933
Dear Albert
After having taken the liberty of
copying extracts relating to the St Louis
business I return this letter with many
thanks. I think James has written very
clearly and sensibly his point of view,
I only hope he won’t allow himself
to be pixie-led by Charles Clarke.
He says nothing about what they
are to pay should the case be lost!
I am enclosing what Margaret Johnston
says, as you can see here is a family
lawyer. Why we should pay 20% on
what should come to us if Hazlett
dies I don’t know. If the family
got the whole Campbell estate 20%
wouldn’t be so bad - if we lost nothing
if the case were lost! I can hardly
think any lawyer would fight a
big case like that- and Yale college
against them- for nothing! I never
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understood on what grounds they could
dispute Hugh Campbell’s Will which
was perfectly sane, if unpleasant
for us! And I still can’t see why
he shouldn’t dispose of his own
share as he wished, but I did wonder
if he had the right to dispose of
all the personal property of which
Hazlett should at least have a
third, even if Jimmie made a Will
leaving his share to Hugh, but the
“Trust” may make a difference in
the disposal. I wonder if Jimmie
or Aunt Virginia made Wills? In
the first Trust Deed Uncle Robert
seems to have left household effects
to Aunt Virginia absolutely. Did
you take a copy of that Trust Deed?
If not I can send it up to you
again. Like you I fear Hazlett may
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out-live us all- but it gives us an
Interest to speculate!
Lucy and I agreed that the days of
Lily’s visit were the pleasantest we
had spent this summer. I hope she
will repeat it before very long
again, she is just a Dear! I despair
of even seeing you here – and indeed
there is nothing to tempt you to
come, except some of these old
documents which I showed Lily
the frailty of!! Some time you might
motor down for a day even?
Albert Irwin often goes for a day
to Belfast motoring.
I read in Mr Megaw’s sermon this
morning, and it is certainly most inter-
esting: I was reading it when Alec
Irwin called on his way to
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church and told him of it his
praise of Mr Megaw was high in
the extreme. Tell Lily I have a
funny story to write to her of
Alec Irwin’s industry in finding
out things. I’ll be writing to her
soon.
We had Charlie and Tom McFarlane
and a friend here to tea yesterday
on their way to Portrush from the
Omagh shoot. Charlie looks exceedingly
well, he is retiring from Doctoring
after September. Were those McFarlanes
any connections of yours?
Lucy joins with me in love to
Both and thanks again
Yours affectly
Charlotte M. Mac Culloch
Transcribed by Brian McCrory
